A 2020 study revealed that 48 percent of parents in the United States had placed limits on their children playing computer and video games, down slightly from the previous year. The share of parents who were restricting their children's time browsing the internet or going to the movies also decreased, but gaming remained a major flashpoint and something which parents were keen to keep under control. Mobile device screen time was also an issue, along with watching TV on-demand. Between 2019 and 2020, the share of parents trying to limit their kids' time watching TV online increased by 16 percent.
Percentage of parents placing limits on children's media consumption in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by medium
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Entertainment Software Association. (July 28, 2020). Percentage of parents placing limits on children's media consumption in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by medium [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232345/parental-control-over-childrens-media-consumption-in-the-us/
Entertainment Software Association. "Percentage of parents placing limits on children's media consumption in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by medium." Chart. July 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232345/parental-control-over-childrens-media-consumption-in-the-us/
Entertainment Software Association. (2020). Percentage of parents placing limits on children's media consumption in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by medium. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232345/parental-control-over-childrens-media-consumption-in-the-us/
Entertainment Software Association. "Percentage of Parents Placing Limits on Children's Media Consumption in The United States in 2019 and 2020, by Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232345/parental-control-over-childrens-media-consumption-in-the-us/
Entertainment Software Association, Percentage of parents placing limits on children's media consumption in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232345/parental-control-over-childrens-media-consumption-in-the-us/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
