30/06/2026
โ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐?โ It's a question many parents ask.
The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.
Childhood is a season that passes all too quickly. It's a time for play, wonder, face-to-face friendships, family conversations, shared meals, and moments that shape a child's heart and character. These everyday experiences help children develop the confidence, resilience, and values they will carry into adulthood.
In a world that is always connected, choosing to wait isn't about withholdingโit's about making room for what matters most. Our children need our presence more than our permission to scroll. They need to know the joy of being fully seen, deeply loved, and guided by the values we live at home. For many families, that also means creating space to encounter God's love in the simple rhythms of family life.
๐๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญโ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐
Read the full PPS Position Statement to learn more about the recommendations.