Also Heavy Screen Media Consumers, Parents Worry About Kids' Screen Time

Parents spend on average 9 hours 22 minutes a day with screen media, with 78 percent believing they're good media use role models for their kids, even as significant percentages worry about their kids' screen media use, Common Sense said in a study released Tuesday. "Parents are using media for entertainment just as much as their kids, yet they express concerns about their kids' media use while also believing that they are good role models for their kids," CEO James Steyer said. "If they are concerned about too much media in their kids' lives, it might be time to reassess their own behavior so that they can truly set the example they want for their kids." Fifty-six percent of parents worry their children may become addicted to technology and 34 percent think technology use hurts their kids' sleep. Forty-three percent of parents said they're "moderately" or "extremely" worried about their kids spending too much time online, 38 percent said so about their children over-sharing personal details, and 36 percent said so about their kids accessing online pornography and about exposure to violent videos or images. The results come from a national GfK survey of 1,786 parents of those age 8-18.