On screen time, parents are poor role models for kids

Name: On screen time, parents are poor role models for kids
Uploaded: 2016-12-07T00:37:23Z
Duration: P334S
Description: While many parents worry about how much time their children spend glued to computers, tablets and televisions, a new study reveals the adults themselves spend more than nine hours a day in front of screens. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Jim Steyer, CEO of Common Sense Media, about parental hypocrisy over media use, different cultural perspectives toward technology and ensuring screen-free time.

Clip: 12/06/2016 | 5m 34s

While many parents worry about how much time their children spend glued to computers, tablets and televisions, a new study reveals the adults themselves spend more than nine hours a day in front of screens. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Jim Steyer, CEO of Common Sense Media, about parental hypocrisy over media use, different cultural perspectives toward technology and ensuring screen-free time.

Aired: 12/06/16

Rating: NR

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