Table of Contents
- 1 How much time does the average 13 year old spend on their phone?
- 2 How much screen time should a 13 year old have a day?
- 3 How many hours do students spend on social media?
- 4 How much time do teens spend on social media?
- 5 Why do girls use social media more than boys?
- 6 What do boys spend more time on than girls?
How much time does the average 13 year old spend on their phone?
What is the average screen time for a teenager? On average, American 8-to-12-year-olds spent 4 hours and 44 minutes on screen media each day. And teens average 7 hours and 22 minutes — not including time spent using screens for school or homework.
How much screen time should a 13 year old have a day?
It is recommended that young people spend no more than two hours a day sitting in front of a small screen (e.g TV, computer or a tablet).
The typical student spends about half that amount of time—between 1 and 2 hours—on social media (37% of respondents) and streaming video (36% of respondents).
How many times do teens check social media a day?
When it comes to social media alone, 13 year-olds check their accounts and texts a minimum of 100 times a day! And that’s just checking their social media. The nine hours a day that tweens and teens spend on media is more time than they spend sleeping, or spending time with their parents.
What is the recommended screen time for a 15 year old?
The rule of thumb for healthy technology use in 10 to 15 year olds is no more than an hour a day, while children ages 1 to 3 should watch little to no television at all.
For example, teen boys average 56 minutes a day playing video games, compared to girls’ 7 minutes and teen girls spend 40 minutes more a day than boys on social media (1:32 vs. 52 minutes).
Half of teen girls say they enjoy using social media a lot compared to 32% of boys, and girls spend more time on it – an hour and a half a day on average compared to 51 minutes for boys. “Girls partially are socialized to, sadly, care about appearance and relationships and social media fosters that kind of relationship building,” Nichols said.
What do boys spend more time on than girls?
Boys also spend more time playing sports: 59 minutes vs. 33 minutes for girls. On the flip side, girls spend 10 more minutes a day, on average, shopping for items such as clothes or going to the mall (15 minutes vs. 5 minutes).
What’s the average amount of time teens spend socializing?
Over the past decade, the time spent socializing – including attending parties, extracurriculars, sporting or other entertainment events as well as spending time with others in person or on the phone – has dropped by 16 minutes, to 1 hour and 13 minutes a day.