Education Matters: DBE prepares guidelines for screen time for children and learners aged 2-6
The Aubrey Masango Show · 2 June 2026 · 45m
Speaker 1: Education. Speaker 2: Yeah, when do you think we should have a serious conversation about FaceTime for our Speaker 2: children? Mary Payne wants to talk to us about that, and the Department of Education Speaker 2: is preparing guidelines for screen time for children and learners aged two to six. Maybe Speaker 2: the age should go a little bit higher. Speaker 1: Marie. Speaker 2: Thank you so much for joining us. I really appreciate your time. Some people might Speaker 2: say it's about time this conversation we had, and more importantly that two to six Speaker 2: is perhaps not the right cap. We should go all the way to sixteen like Speaker 2: the Australians have. Why is our Department of Basic Education only focusing on children between Speaker 2: the ages of two to six? Speaker 3: Believing to you, good evening and good evening to the listeners. Speaker 4: Thank you for having me. Speaker 3: It's an honor to be yeah, to dive into this conversation. So yeah, did Eve Speaker 3: has announced that they will focus on two to six year olds, But there is Speaker 3: a global concern about all the children as well, and so from my point of Speaker 3: view, it's not an either or so. Early childhood is where you start to form Speaker 3: habits and boundaries, and that is where you first start to form your crucial forming Speaker 3: years and your early childhood foundation and if children learn from the start that screens Speaker 3: are not just a part of life, it's a part of your life, it's not
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