As of March 2020, a survey on parenting in the United States revealed that 86 percent of responding parents of young children said that they limited the time of day or length of time when their could use screens. Additionally, 80 percent of respondents stated that they took away their child's internet or smartphone privileges as punishment.
Share of parents in the United States who limit when or how their child aged 5 to 11 uses smartphones and the internet as of March 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Limit the time of day or length of time when this child can use screens
86%
Take away this child's smartphone or internet privileges as punishment
80%
Check the websites or apps this child visits or uses
75%
Use parental controls to restrict how much this child uses screens
72%
Look at the call records or text messages on a smartphone this child uses
49%
Track their child's location through GPS apps or software
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Pew Research Center. (July 28, 2020). Share of parents in the United States who limit when or how their child aged 5 to 11 uses smartphones and the internet as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/439801/us-parent-interest-child-online-activities/
Pew Research Center. "Share of parents in the United States who limit when or how their child aged 5 to 11 uses smartphones and the internet as of March 2020." Chart. July 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/439801/us-parent-interest-child-online-activities/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of parents in the United States who limit when or how their child aged 5 to 11 uses smartphones and the internet as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/439801/us-parent-interest-child-online-activities/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Parents in The United States Who Limit When or How Their Child Aged 5 to 11 Uses Smartphones and The Internet as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/439801/us-parent-interest-child-online-activities/
Pew Research Center, Share of parents in the United States who limit when or how their child aged 5 to 11 uses smartphones and the internet as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/439801/us-parent-interest-child-online-activities/ (last visited August 17, 2022)
