By Leslee Jaquette
Two years ago a study by Nickelodeon found that kids born after 2005 watch a full 35 hours of television a week. At that time and in addition, these same kids used tablets and other devices. According to the article by Lily Rothman, that average kid is spending just as much time watching TV as a French person can legally work in a week. That number represents a 2.2-hour increase since the 2009 survey results, and a 12% increase over nine years.
Meanwhile, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children only spend an hour or two in front of a screen each day.
Interestingly, despite all that screen time, the same research showed that 80 percent of kids said they wanted to spend more time with parents and the same amount said that academics mattered more than popularity.
What do you do when you get home from work? Sit and watch TV with the kids or go out and play?
