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    Young Children Are Spending Much More Time In Front Of Small Screens

    A new national survey of parents suggests mobile device use by children under 8 has increased tenfold in the last 6 years.
    by Anya Kamenetz Oct 19, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: Ryan Johnson for NPR

    It's not your imagination: Tiny tots are spending dramatically more time with tiny screens.

    Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization, just released new numbers on media use by children 8 and under. The nationally representative parent survey found that 98 percent of homes with children now have a mobile device — such as a tablet or smartphone.

    That's a huge leap from 52 percent just six years ago. Mobile devices are now just as common as televisions in family homes.

    And, the

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