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How COVID 19 is Changing Kid/Family Media

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How COVID 19 is Changing Kid/Family Media

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  • Popular kids apps now see 24hr screen time access
  • Less education on screens and more entertainment
  • More companies are adding kid and family content to their platforms
  • Kids are spending time with each other in “virtual environments.”
    • Kids miss their friends
    • This was already a trend, now it has been accelerated
    • Tech companies are seeing kids as innovative inspiration for their products
    • The tech industry will see a major boom after this COVID19 crisis.
    • Large public events are taking place in digital spaces (Roblox awards show had 600,000 kids in attendance.)

      • What Parents Should Know

      This isn’t going away.

      This dependence on Technology was already becoming the new normal. It is now been accelerated due to lockdown. Don’t expect this to change.

      Become Familiar With Your Kids’ Technology

      You can’t be blind to the connected, digital world your kids live in. Focus on the difference between productive/educational time and educational time. It’s about quality of time spent more than the quantity.

       

       

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