CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With kids back in school , many are spending more time on iPads and laptops to get their homework done. But as parents, we know that extra screen time can add up fast.

So how much screen time is too much?

THE QUESTION

How much screen time is too much for kids?

OUR SOURCES

Dr. Gina Robinson with the Cleveland Clinic

The American Academy of Pediatrics

WHAT WE FOUND

Robinson says it's important to set a screen time limit for your kids, especially during the school year.

"Two hours of recreational screen time is what we like to aim for," she said. "That is more realistic in some households than others, but we really try to at least set some kind of limits beforehand."

A Mayo Clinic study found that too much screen time and reqular exposure to poor quality programm

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