{"id":13177,"date":"2024-02-01T11:37:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/kids-are-on-their-phones-more-than-ever-we-asked-parents-what-theyre-doing-about-it\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:37:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:37:30","slug":"kids-are-on-their-phones-more-than-ever-we-asked-parents-what-theyre-doing-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/kids-are-on-their-phones-more-than-ever-we-asked-parents-what-theyre-doing-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids are on their phones more than ever. We asked parents what they\u2019re doing about it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From phone curfews to leading by example, parents from around the world share views on their children\u2019s screen time<\/p>\n<p>From bizarre TikTok fads to evading parental controls, managing your child\u2019s relationship with screens can be a minefield.<\/p>\n<p>By age 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/research-and-data\/media-literacy-research\/childrens\/children-and-parents-media-use-and-attitudes-report-2022\">91% of children in the UK<\/a> own a smartphone, according to data from the country\u2019s communications regulator, Ofcom, while a study of 19 European countries found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eukidsonline.net\/\">80% of children<\/a> aged nine to 16 used one to go online daily, or almost daily. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/health\/family\/best-age-for-first-cell-phone\/#:~:text=Recent%20survey%20data%20suggests%2042,the%20complexity%20of%20this%20decision.\">recent survey data suggests<\/a> 42% of US children have a smartphone by the age of 10, with 91% owning one by 14.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/feb\/01\/screen-time-phones-kids-limit\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1a9209fa676014708652b9b87e9cb48c8a942b62\/0_237_5472_3283\/master\/5472.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e70ef022846ce95bd5ec5817b50aa22a\" title=\"Kids are on their phones more than ever. We asked parents what they\u2019re doing about it\" \/>From phone curfews to leading by example, parents from around the world share views on their children\u2019s screen time<br \/>\nFrom bizarre TikTok fads to evading parental controls, managing your child\u2019s relationship with screens can be a minefield.<br \/>\nBy age 11, 91% of children in the UK own a smartphone, according to data from the country\u2019s communications regulator, Ofcom, while a study of 19 European countries found 80% of children aged nine to 16 used one to go online daily, or almost daily. Meanwhile, recent survey data suggests 42% of US children have a smartphone by the age of 10, with 91% owning one by 14. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From phone curfews to leading by example, parents from around the world share views on their children\u2019s screen time From bizarre TikTok fads to evading parental controls, managing your child\u2019s relationship with screens can be a minefield. By age 11, 91% of children in the UK own a smartphone, according to data from the country\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/kids-are-on-their-phones-more-than-ever-we-asked-parents-what-theyre-doing-about-it\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kids are on their phones more than ever. We asked parents what they\u2019re doing about it<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13177"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}