“Screen Time Higher
than Ever for Children” by Tamar Lewin is about more and more children having
access to different types of technology, at such a young age. The percent of
children under eight spending more time in front of television screens have
increased. The parents are downloading apps to keep the kids occupied. A study
by Common Sense Media found that half of the households with incomes above
$75,000 had downloaded apps for their small children, compared to the one in
eight families who earned less than $30,000. The study also found that almost a
third of kids under the age of two have televisions in their bedrooms which is
a great increase from 2005. Although a report found that screen time gives no
benefits for children under the age of two.
Children are spending more time in front of
screens and exposed to more technology than ever before.An increase in technology has brought young children to stay in front of screens. “… almost a third of children under two have televisions in their bedrooms, a substantial increase from 2005,” found by the Kaiser Foundation (Lewin 1). As technology progresses and gets better, more and more children are getting exposed to it and they enjoy using it. They find it better than reading a book or playing outside. “The study found that fully half of children under eight had access to a mobile device like a smartphone, a video iPod, or other tablet,” studied by Common Sense Media (Lewin 1). Most families have some kind of technology; either it’s a cellphone or a computer. Eventually, if you have young children, at some point they will get their hands on some king of device and will gradually get attached to it. The percent of children under eight spending more time in front of screens has increased.
