Conversations on kids’ screen time focus too much on quantity

Speaker: By Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Governance and Economy Cluster at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS; and Prof Lim Sun Sun, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement and Lee Kong Chian Professor of Communication and Technology at the College of Integrative Studies at SMU 27 Oct 2025

While it is easy to wag a finger at parents, the truth is more complicated. For many, devices are not simply a “lazy option” but a necessity – a way to keep children occupied when adults are juggling long hours, household demands and the rising pressures of modern life. 

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