{"id":4462,"date":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4462"},"modified":"2023-09-10T17:01:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T09:01:22","slug":"daily-markup-828-lingokids-survey-show-1-in-3-parents-are-concerned-about-their-children-becoming-screen-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4462","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #828: Lingokids survey show 1 in 3 parents are concerned about their children becoming \u201cscreen zombies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/828-lingokids-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/828-lingokids-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/828-lingokids-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/828-lingokids-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/828-lingokids.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RuhcPN\">Lingokids<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stop them young<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 in 3 parents are worried their child is addicted to screens; a finding by 500-backed edutech company Lingokids, in a survey they conducted with 1800 parents of kids aged 2-8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yet only 50% of parents are actively involved in monitoring and regulating their children&#8217;s screen time, and 64.6% of parents believe that they themselves spend too much time on screens as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lingokids recommends parents limit their screen time too, especially around children. When they do need screen time, to make it \u201cactive\u201d screen time by solving puzzles, reading books and articles, or watching mindfulness videos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So, what\u2019s the right age for children to start having screen time?&nbsp; 1 in 4 parents consider 3 years old an appropriate age to start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of the biggest concerns that arose from the study was children\u2019s exposure to advertising. \u201cAdvertisements for children can be inappropriate and also confusing for them, as they can fall victim to emotional tricks.\u201d &#8211; <strong>Dr. Suzanne Barchers, Chair of the Lingokids Education Board.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thankfully, the study also found that 63% of kids aged 2-8 spend their screen time playing educational games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the full findings <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RuhcPN\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stop them young<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[387],"class_list":["post-4462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","tag-lingokids"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - 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