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4 hours -- average daily screen time for US children ages 8 to 12 (2025)
Kids aged 8 to 12 spend an average of 4.5 hours per day on screens according to Common Sense Media.
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4 hours
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Duration Hours
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2025
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60
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Common Sense Media
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https://timily.app/guides/media-literacy-kids/ ↗
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Media Literacy for Kids: Teach Them to Think First | Timily
Your child comes home from school and tells you something alarming they saw on TikTok. Or they beg for a toy because a YouTube creator called it “the best thing ever.” Or they share a headline that sounds outrageous — and they believe it completely. These moments happen daily in most families, and t…
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US children ages 8 to 12: 4 hours average daily screen time. Source: Common Sense Media (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/kids-8-12-daily-screen-time
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/kids-8-12-daily-screen-time" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>4 hours</strong> -- average daily screen time for US children ages 8 to 12<br><small>Source: Common Sense Media (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/kids-8-12-daily-screen-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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