Scotland must act now to address children under five exceeding the screen time guidelines, according to our very own Professor John Reilly.

Catch his article in Hollyrood Magazine 

‘John J Reilly, professor of physical activity and public health science at the University of Strathclyde, who chaired a UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) working group tasked with developing evidence-based guidelines for physical activity, screen time and sleep in the under-fives between 2017 and 2019, said “scientific evidence was both strong and clear” in pointing towards less screen time resulting in better health outcomes.

However, he criticised the lack of action in Scotland, while the UK Government published advice in March stating that children under two should avoid screens altogether except for interactive uses such as video calls, and those aged two to five should be limited to no more than one hour a day, with less being better.’