Average Parent Spends More Time On Devices Than They Do With Their Kids: Study
View Source | September 15, 2023 11:17 am
- There is no shortage of studies showing the ill effects of screen time on young, developing minds. Yet while many parents set rules in place to limit their kids’ electronics time, most aren’t doing the best job role modeling themselves.
- According to new research, three out of five American parents admit that they spend more time on their electronic devices than their kids do.
- On average, moms and dads spend nearly five hours a day on electronic devices. Sadly, that’s more than the less than four hours they spend on meaningful activities with their kids, according to the survey of 2,000 U.S. parents.
- Most parents (80%) own three electronic devices or more, with the majority of their kids (81%) owning at least two electronic devices, highlighting the enormous presence of technology in households.
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