Early years screen time advisory group
A group of advisers, co-chaired by Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza and Professor Russell Viner, will produce new screen time guidance.
Role
The group will review currently available advice and evidence on early years screen time and produce new guidance.
The guidance will offer practical, non-judgemental advice to help parents balance screen use with activities that support children’s lives, including reading, playing and talking.
Terms of reference
Membership
- Professor Russell Viner (co-chair) – Professor in Adolescent Health, University College London, and former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Education
- Dame Rachel de Souza (co-chair) – Children’s Commissioner for England
- Professor Catherine Davies – Professor of Language Development, University of Leeds
- Professor Pasco Fearon – Professor of Family Research, University of Cambridge
- Professor Rosie Flewitt – Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Communication, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy – Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England
- Professor Sonia Livingstone – Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Professor Amy Orben – Programme Leader of the Digital Mental Health Research Programme, University of Cambridge
- Professor Paul Ramchandani – LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning, University of Cambridge
- Professor Kathy Sylva – Honorary Research Fellow and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Oxford
Meetings
To be confirmed in due course.
Minutes
These will be published after each meeting of the group.