Publications

24-hour movement guidelines – birth to 5 years – fact sheet

Being active is important for babies and young children to be healthy, and sets good habits for life. Read about how much activity small children should do each day, how sitting time and screen time should be avoided or limited, and how much sleep they should get.

Downloads

24-hour movement guidelines – birth to 5 years – fact sheet

We aim to provide documents in an accessible format. If you're having problems using a document with your accessibility tools, please contact us for help.

Publication date:
Date last updated:
Publication type:
Fact sheet
Audience:
Health sector
Language:
English
Description:

This fact sheet includes quick recommendations for physical activity, inactivity and screen time and sleep for:

  • babies
  • toddlers
  • pre-schoolers.
Part of a collection:
Collection of physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for all ages
Tags: 

Help us improve health.gov.au

If you would like a response please use the enquiries form instead.