Between its 2005 and 2010 reports on childhood media use, the Kaiser Family Foundation recorded a nearly 17 percent increase in time devoted to media use by U.S. children between the ages of 8 and 18, driven primarily by a rapid proliferation of mobile devices. This increasing consumption of media by youth has led parents, sociologists and even government officials to question the physical and social effects of these activities, which are now displacing activities more traditionally associated with childhood. Internet use in particular – an important part of how children access media – presents a number of concerns for the well-being of today’s youth in a new media landscape. Writer Bio
