Quick answers
Screen time questions, answered
Clear answers from Australia's national guidelines, by age, plus a free planner that turns them into a plan for your family.
Make your family screen plan
Choose what matters to your family, add your children, and get a daily allowance for each child with agreements you can print. Free, private, about 10 minutes.
Start the planner →Screen time by age
- How much screen time for a 2 year old?Up to 1 hour a day
- How much screen time for a 5 year old?Up to 2 hours a day
- How much screen time for a 7 year old?Up to 2 hours a day
- How much screen time for a 10 year old?Up to 2 hours a day
- How much screen time for a 13 year old?Up to 2 hours a day
- How much screen time for a 15 year old?Up to 2 hours a day
Phones and social media
- What age should my child get a phone?12-question readiness check
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