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Pew’s 2025 U.S. parent survey found TV, tablets and smartphones were common among children 12 and under. Half of parents reported gaming-device use, while about four in ten reported desktop or laptop use.
About one in ten parents of children ages 5–12 said their child uses AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Gemini. This makes AI literacy, privacy and family technology conversations increasingly relevant alongside traditional screen-time rules.
Pew reported 15% of parents of children 12 and under said their child uses TikTok; reported use was substantially higher among 11–12-year-olds. These are parent-reported figures, not direct measurements of children’s accounts.
AAP guidance supports individualized family media planning that considers age, health, activities, content and other important behaviors such as sleep and physical activity.
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