38% of Children Under 2 Use Mobile Media, Study Says

Nearly two in five children have used a tablet or smartphone before they could speak in full sentences, according to a new report.

Conducted by family advocacy organization Common Sense Media, the study found that 38% of children under the age of 2 have used a mobile device for playing games, watching videos or other media-related purposes. In 2011, only 10% had.

By the age of 8, 72% of children have used a smartphone, tablet or similar device

“This is the true sign that the digital generation has arrived,” Common Sense Media’s founder and CEO Jim Steyer told Mashable. Read more…

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