Orben (2021) proposed a ‘Digital Diet’ approach to thinking about children's consumption of digital media. Here, we consider the Digital Diet with a focus on young children under 5. As well as discussing how Type and Amount apply to this age group, we argue that Balance needs to be considered differently for young children, and their families, compared to older children and adolescents. Considering the developmental needs of preschool children, we suggest that Balance must include not only a balance of activities within the digital world, but beyond it. The Digital Diet should be part of a wider healthy lifestyle, involving a range of activities and, crucially, social interaction. We also suggest an additional dietary factor: Timing of digital media use. Supporting children to form healthy Digital Diet habits early in life, may enable them to maintain a healthy digital lifestyle themselves as they continue to grow.

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5 岁以下儿童的均衡数字饮食：Orben 评论（2021 年）

Orben (2021) 提出了一种“数字饮食”方法来思考儿童对数字媒体的消费。在这里，我们考虑以 5 岁以下幼儿为重点的数字饮食。除了讨论类型和数量如何适用于这个年龄组外，我们认为与年长儿童及其家庭相比，需要以不同的方式考虑平衡儿童和青少年。考虑到学龄前儿童的发展需求，我们建议平衡必须不仅包括数字世界内的活动平衡，而且还要包括数字世界之外的活动。数字饮食应该是更广泛的健康生活方式的一部分，涉及一系列活动，尤其是社交互动。我们还建议了一个额外的饮食因素：使用数字媒体的时间。支持儿童在生命早期形成健康的数字饮食习惯，