Remember a time when electronic screens weren’t a part of family meals? Ask nearly any child if they’d rather play on their tablet than eat their vegetables—you already know the answer, and it’s the same for many adults. Where do parents draw the line on devices at dinner? Are they cool with kiddies tapping away during family mealtime? Or is the table a screen-free zone?
CableTV.com surveyed parents with children under the age of 15 (750 moms and dads, to be exact) and came up with some surprising supper-and-screen stats.
Read the full report here: https://www.cabletv.com/blog/
Report highlights:
- They asked parents “How often do you let your children engage with screens (smartphones, tablets, etc.) during meals at home?” It turned out to be a polarizing question because most answered with either “5 times a week or more” (36%) or “Never” (27%). Obviously, parents are still struggling with screen time management.
- When asked, “How often do you let your children engage with screens while out to eat?” and there was no ambiguity there: “Never” topped the polling handily (56%), with “1 time a week” a distant second (19%).
- Parents were almost evenly split on the idea that their children may be more tech-savvy than they are—41% answered “No,” 40% said “Yes,” and 18% believe they’re at “About the same level.”
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