父母如何管理孩子的屏幕时间

How Parents ManageScreen Time for Kids From YouTube to smartphonestotablets, tech is part of kids’ lives.AI chatbots are part of the mix now, too. While parents strive tomanage screens, 42% say they could do better BYColleen McClain,Olivia Sidoti, Michelle FaverioandSuvi Lama FORMEDIA OR OTHER INQUIRIES: 202.419.4372 www.pewresearch.org About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about theissues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It does not take policy positions. The Centerconducts public opinion polling, demographic research, computationalsocial science research andother data-driven research. It studies politics and policy; news habits and media; the internet andtechnology; religion; race and ethnicity; international affairs; social, demographic and economictrends; science; research methodology and data science; and immigration and migration. PewResearch Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. © Pew Research Center 2025 PEW RESEARCH CENTER How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to understandhow parents of kids ages 12andyoungerapproachtheir children’s technology use andscreen time. For this analysis, we surveyed3,054parents who have children ages 12andunderfromMay 13 to26, 2025.The sample for this survey includes respondents from two different sources: PewResearch Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) and SSRS’sOpinion Panel (OP). TheATPand OPare both groups of peoplerecruited through national, random sampling of residential addresseswho have agreed to take surveysregularly. This kind of recruitment gives nearly all U.S. adults achance of selection. Interviews were conducted either online or bytelephone with a live interviewer.The survey isweighted to be representative ofparents or guardians of children ages 12andunderby gender,race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other factors.Read more about the ATP’smethodology. Separately, four online focus groups were also conducted from March4 to 6, 2025, with a total of20 U.S. parents or guardians of at least one child age 1to12. The goal of these discussions was toexploreparents’ viewson topics covered in the surveyinmore depth.Theyare not representativeof all parents, nor do quotes selected represent the views of allgroupparticipants.Quotesarepulled from larger discussion,and somehave been edited forconcision andclarity. Here are thequestions used for this report, thetoplineand themethodology. Terminology “Parents of a child age12or younger”and“parents”refertoU.S. adults who areparentsor guardians ofat least onechild age12 or younger. Parents with more than one child age 12 or younger were asked to answer about one randomly selectedchild and may have children in other age groups.Child age groups throughout the report refer to therandomly selected child. Throughoutthis report, “older child” generally refers toa childage 5orolder. Table of Contents About Pew Research Center How we did this Overview 1. How parents describe their kids’ tech use 14 What kinds of tech kids are using15Online platforms kids use20Why parents do–and don’t–let kids use smartphones25Weighing the harms and benefits of technology27Are kids spending too much time on screens?28 2. How parents approach their kids’ screen time31 Screen time management32What parents think about their own screen time38What parents want from tech companies and lawmakers39 Appendix: Detailed tables Acknowledgments Methodology 55 Topline HowParents Manage Screen Time for Kids From YouTube to smartphonestotablets, tech is part of kids’ lives.AI chatbots are part of the mix now, too. While parents strive tomanage screens, 42% say they could do better Parentingtoday means making tough choices about technology.Screenscaneducate andentertain, but managing whatkids watch–and how much–can leave parents feeling judged orlike they should be doing more.Settinglimits can be a challenge even for those with the youngestkids. APew Research Center surveyofU.S.parentsrevealshowwidespreadtechnologyis forkidsages 12 and younger–andtheday-to-dayreality ofmanaging screen timeas aparent.Among the takeaways: Majorities ofparents say their kids use tabletsandsmartphones; watching TVisespecially common % of U.S. parents of a child age 12 or younger who say that as far as theyknow, their child ever uses or interacts withthe following Tablets and smartphonesarecommon–TV evenmore so. Nine-in-ten parents of kidsages12andyoungersaytheirchildeverwatches TV,68%saytheyuseatablet and 61%saythey useasmartphone. *Based on parents of a child age 5 to 12.Note:All items except AI chatbotsasked if the child“ever uses or interacts with thefollowing,even if just to watch videos or listen to music.”TheAI chatbots item asked if thechild “ever uses” these.Refer to thequestionnairefor full question wording.Parents withmore than one child age 12 or younger were asked to answer about one