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According to a nationwide survey by Common Sense Media reported in the New York Times, 72 percent of children 8 or younger used a mobile device in 2013 compared with 38 percent in 2011. Some specific findings...
* One-third of the parents of 3- and 4-year-olds said their children liked to use more than one device at the same time
* Seventy percent of the parents reported allowing their children, ages 6 months to 4 years old, to play with mobile devices while the parents did housework, and 65 percent said they had done so to placate a child in public
* A quarter of the parents said they left children with devices at bedtime, although bright screens disrupt sleep
* According to the parents, nearly half of the children younger than 1 used a mobile device daily to play games, watch videos or use apps. Most 2-year-olds used a tablet or smartphone daily
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