{"id":663,"date":"2025-10-09T07:47:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecpsych.com\/techpsych\/?p=663"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:47:39","slug":"pew-research-parents-struggle-with-childrens-screen-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecpsych.com\/techpsych\/pew-research-parents-struggle-with-childrens-screen-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Pew Research: Parents Struggle With Children’s Screen Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to a new Pew Research study published this week, parents are struggling to manage their children’s heavy use of screens, including television, computers, phones and gaming devices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey asked parents how they are managing the use of screen time, 42% say they could do a better job with 58% believing they are doing the best they can. Thirty-nine percent said they have become more strict about their children’s screen time than other parents they know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parents claim to have more priority over other daily routines. Pew found 42% make sure screen time is reasonable with 76% believing enough sleep is a priority, 77% good manners, 61% staying active and 54% reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey, conducted mid-2024 included 3,054 eligible parents sampled from the American Trends Panel, Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to Pew, a majority of children 12 or younger have access to devices — 90% for TV, 68% for tablets, 61% for smartphones, 50% for gaming devices, 39% for desktops or laptops, 37% for voice-activated assistants, 11% for smartwatches and 8% for AI chatbots. In the survey, 82% said they allow a child younger than 2 to watch TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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