SCREEN ADDICTION IS REAL
On average, tweens spend 4½ hours a day using screens (TVs, tablets, phones, video games, computers) for nonschool purposes; teens spend more than 6½ hours.
CONSUMING TRUMPS CREATING
Teens and tweens spend less than 10 minutes a day making stuff (art, music, writing) with their digital tools.
TV ISN’T DEAD …
Despite reports of cord cutting, TV remains the top media activity for tweens, meaning they enjoy it most and watch it every day. Also, 47% of tweens and 57% of teens have a TV in their bedroom.
… AND NEITHER IS READING
It was ranked as the second most popular activity by tweens and the third most popular by teens (equal to social media).
–Belinda Luscombe
More Must-Reads from TIME
- Donald Trump Is TIME's 2024 Person of the Year
- Why We Chose Trump as Person of the Year
- Is Intermittent Fasting Good or Bad for You?
- The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
- The 20 Best Christmas TV Episodes
- Column: If Optimism Feels Ridiculous Now, Try Hope
- The Future of Climate Action Is Trade Policy
- Merle Bombardieri Is Helping People Make the Baby Decision
Contact us at letters@time.com