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Parents ignoring screen-time guidelines

A child watching a 'Peppa Pig' cartoon on a tablet

A child watching a 'Peppa Pig' cartoon on a tablet Source: Getty

National guidelines suggest children under two have no time at all in front of a screen, but a new study shows that one-year-olds are averaging almost an hour a day.



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