In a new study published in journal JAMA Paediatrics, researchers found the amount of time that children under the age of two spend looking at screens on digital devices has more than doubled over a 17-year period.

The team took a look back at a time when mobile phone use was far less common than it is today, assessing children’s screen time in 1997 and then comparing it to 2014. The researchers used statistics previously gathered by the Child Development Supplement Panel Study of Income Dynamics at the University of Michigan, analysing data regarding 1,327 children in 1997 and 443 children in 2014.

According to their findings, children under the age of two in the US would spend an average of 1. 32 hours in front of a screen on a daily basis in 1997. By 2014, this average had increased to 3. 05 hours, more than doubling over 17 years. In comparison, children aged between three and five spent an average of two and a half hours in front of screens on a daily basis in 1997. This had increased slightly to three hours a day by 2014.

“There is growing concern over the amount of time that children, particularly very young children, spend watching shows and in front of screens,” said Weiwei Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. “Our findings were surprising as it feels like mobile devices are everywhere, but televisions are still the most common way for young children to consume media. Further research is needed to assess changes in media consumption and device use in more recent years. ”

Experts warned that vulnerable children could face becoming “lost in digital space” as they’ re growing up without enough Internet safety education.

Skillshare is a video lesson app which has become highly popular nowadays. It will likely appeal more to older kids (age 14+) since classes focus primarily on professional development with topics like digital design, technology and marketing. There are also plenty of art and music classes for more creative learners. Read the developer’s privacy policy for details on how your kid’s information is collected, used and shared, and any choices you may have in the matter, and this privacy policy applies to all users.

What is it about?

Skillshare has a large database of online lessons taught by industry experts. Kids can search for a class by topic or by entering key words. Each class contains a series of video lessons that are taught as a lecture. Some classes have only a few lessons, while others have 10 or more. In fact, one guitar class has more than 100 lessons. Many classes include projects, and most end with a brief Final Thoughts lesson to sum up the class content. There’s a review section where users can leave advice. Kids can watch the lessons within that class directly from the app. They can also save classes to watch later, and any classes they begin are automatically saved to a watch list. Many classes are offered in the free version of the app, and a paid version gives users access to a much more extensive class list—more than 28,000 lessons.

Is it any good?

All the teachers in the app are passionate about their work, so it’s an excellent way to foster the same passion in your kids，as long as there is a genuine interest in the content being offered.

What kind of membership are you interested in?

Email address for contact：skillshare@gdpr-rep.com