Let me tell you, folks, we’ve got something huge here. We’re talking about the kids, the future, ages 5-8, in the US-Affiliated Pacific region. It’s big. We looked at how they move, how they play, how they sleep – it’s all about keeping them healthy, right? We’ve got data, the best data, from 2012 to 2014, on 1,192 kids. That’s a lot of kids, believe me.

Now, here’s the deal: we’ve got these guidelines, the Asia-Pacific 24-hour movement guidelines. They’re great, the best. Kids need to be active for 60 minutes a day, sleep 9 to 11 hours, and keep screen time to less than 2 hours. Sounds simple, right? But here’s the shocker – only 27% of these kids are hitting the mark. That’s right, just 27%. But when it comes to being active, almost all of them, 98%, are champions. Sleep? 78% are getting enough. But screen time, oh, the screen time – only 35% are within the limits. We’ve got to do better.

And guess what? Girls are doing better than boys at keeping screen time down, and so are kids from lower-middle-income areas. But the overweight kids, the 8-year-olds, and those with educated caregivers? They’re struggling. And if your family’s making a midrange income, chances are, you’re not meeting those guidelines either.

So, here’s the bottom line: three-quarters of these kids aren’t meeting the guidelines. It’s a big problem, folks. We need action, we need strategies to cut down screen time and get our kids moving more, sleeping right. It’s about their health, their future. We’re going to make it happen, believe me.