What is the right amount of screen time for a 2-5 year old?

Was doing some research on a particular topic, and I was surprised to see the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry had this as a recommendation:

For children 2-5, limit non-educational screen time to about 1 hour per weekday and 3 hours on the weekend days.

These limits are high even in my house, but notice how the limits are only for “non-educational” screen time. At that young age, all screen time should be educational, and at those early ages, it should be zero.

But what do I know? The professionals have spoken!

I’m glad the “professionals” were able to clarify that for me, and now I can let my future toddler watch Cocomelon for an hour each day, and 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday after she finishes watching educational content for several hours prior. 🙄