Alabama § 26-24-61
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-24-61, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-24-61.
(a) The department, in collaboration with the State Department of Human Resources and the State Department of Education, shall develop research-based guidelines on healthy screen time practices for children from birth through five years of age. The guidelines shall be based on current evidence-based research and practices.
(b) The guidelines shall emphasize all of the following:
(1) The importance of play, reading, physical activity, and caregiver-child interaction.
(2) The risks of excessive screen time on children, including developmental delays and behavioral impacts.
(3) Strategies for setting screen-time-free routines in the home.
(c) The department shall publish the guidelines on the department website at no cost to the public.
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