11/15/2013
Children under age nine spend 12 minutes less per day watching TV, nine minutes less watching DVDs, six minutes less using a computer, and four minutes less playing video games in 2013 than they did in 2011, according to Common Sense Media. At the same time, their time on mobile devices increased by 10 minutes per day.
Overall, children’s total screen time is down 21 minutes from 2011 to 2013 (2:16 vs.1:55).
SOURCE: Common Sense Media, Duncan Drechsel, VP Marketing, 650 Townsend St., 4th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103; 415-553-6753; ddreschsel@commonsense.org; www.commonsense.org.
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