How many Bluey episodes is too many?

Teenagers’ and children’s technology use has come under a spotlight as Australia’s world-first social media ban looms large. A high-intensity debate over the past year has focused on meaty issues of the mental health effects of social media and screens on young people, as well as issues of cyberbullying, community and smartphone addiction, particularly for teenagers. The ban will come as a relief for many parents.

But what about babies, toddlers and small children? How should they be interacting – or not – with technology, and how should their parents be considering thorny issues of “digital hygiene”, screen time, and whether to share photos and milestones on social media? And how many episodes of Bluey is too many? Bluey’s 28-minute episode The Sign is the most watched program of all time on BVOD. As with most issues related to parenting, there are no straightforward answers but plenty of opinions. The vexed question of screen time Dr Daniel Golshvesky, otherwise known as Dr Golly, is a high-profile Australian paediatrician and was part of the “36 months” campaign, which successfully lobbied to lift Australia’s minimum age for registering social media accounts from 13 to 16.

“Part of it was about protecting adolescents because I’m seeing the impact that it’s having, but part of that’s about protecting parents and taking the responsibility off their shoulders because there, it is just too heavy,” he says. Dr Golly’s general recommendations ar.