Yet at the same time, the overall time children spend in front of a screen goes up, from an hour and 37 minutes a day on average for 2 to 4 year olds to 2 hours and 36 minutes a day for children between the age of 8 and 10. The 2- to 4-year old set spend 78 percent of that screen time, or 50 minutes a day, with media that parents considered educational. The 8 to 10 year olds spend slightly less time — 42 minutes a day — than their younger counterparts on educational media. More than half of parents reported that their child has learned “a lot” from the educational media.
The vast majority of that time is spent front of a television, the Cooney center found. Children ages 2 to 10 spent 42 minutes per day with educational media on TV, while mobile devices, computers, and video games all captured 5 minutes or less on average.
— Maggie Severns
POLITICO
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