Screen Time Planner — Age Guidelines and a Printable Plan

See the recommended range for your child's age, then build a weekly plan with clear on/off blocks you can actually print and stick on the fridge.

Quick answer: Plan healthy screen time free: age-based guideline ranges, a weekly schedule you can build and print, and a family agreement you can copy. Based on published paediatric guidance.

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How to use

  1. Pick the child's age band to see the guideline.
  2. Add blocks to the weekly plan.
  3. Print or copy the plan and the family agreement.

About this tool

Most paediatric guidance converges on the same shape: keep screens out of the first eighteen months apart from video calls, keep two-to-five-year-olds to roughly an hour a day of quality content with an adult present, and for older children replace a single number with a plan that protects sleep, homework, physical activity and offline social time first. That last part is what usually fails, because a rule with no schedule is not a plan. This tool gives you the age range and then lets you build the week around it, block by block, and print the result.

FAQ

Is anything uploaded?
No. The plan stays in this tab; save it with the print button or copy it.
Whose guidelines are these?
The ranges published by major paediatric bodies, summarised. Always check the latest guidance for your country.
What about homework and video calls?
Most guidance treats those separately from recreational screen time.
Can I save the plan?
Use print → save as PDF, or copy the text. Nothing is stored on a server.
Does it work for teens?
Yes — the teen band focuses on protecting sleep and activity rather than a fixed hour count.
Why does sleep matter most?
Screens before bed delay sleep onset, and sleep drives growth, mood and attention in children.