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How Parents Manage Screen Time for Kids
Parents overwhelmingly think using social media does more to harm than benefit their kids
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- How Parents Manage Screen Time for Kids
- Majorities of parents say their kids use tablets and smartphones; watching TV is especially common
- Roughly 6 in 10 parents overall say their child uses or interacts with a smartphone, and about 4 in 10 say this about their child under 2
- About 1 in 4 parents say their child has their own phone, and more than half of those with an 11- or 12-year-old say so
- A majority of parents say their children, including those under 2, watch videos on YouTube
- More parents say their child under 2 watches YouTube than in 2020
- 15% of parents say their kid uses TikTok
- Parents overwhelmingly think using social media does more to harm than benefit their kids
- Ease of contact, entertainment and learning are key reasons parents allow phones; most who don’t allow them worry about inappropriate content, safety
- Screen time is a daily priority for most parents, but fewer say it’s the biggest one
- About 4 in 10 parents say they could better manage their kid’s screen time
- About 1 in 4 parents say their child has their own phone, and more than half of those with an 11- or 12-year-old say so
- Ease of contact, entertainment and learning are key reasons parents allow phones; most who don’t allow them worry about inappropriate content, safety
- More parents say their child under 2 watches YouTube than in 2020
- Ease of contact, entertainment and learning are key reasons parents allow phones; most who don’t allow them worry about inappropriate content, safety
- Ease of contact, entertainment and learning are key reasons parents allow phones; most who don’t allow them worry about inappropriate content, safety
- About 1 in 4 parents say their child has their own phone, and more than half of those with an 11- or 12-year-old say so