A recent poll by Common Sense Media discovered that parents’ biggest health concern for their kids is the overuse of media. In fact, other studies show that kids spend as much as 45 hours per week with media such as iPods, social networks, TV, and video games.

Parents’ View of Media

96% of parents said that they are responsible for monitoring their childrens media use
68% of parents think media influences the health and well-being of their kids
57% of parents are concerned about their kids overusing media
13% of parents were able connect the dots when it came to the influence that media has on their health of their children

The Biggest Concern

29% of parents rank television as their #1 concern
24% rank the Internet as #1
18% rank video games as #1

The Effects of Media

89% of parents with children aged 5 to 7 reported that the media prompted their kids to request toys and dolls
71% of parents with teens aged 14 to 16 say they think media persuaded their kids to ask for iPods and computers