tots & tablets & phones...oh my!

According to numbers disclosed by Mashable,  nearly one in five children under age 8 uses a mobile device every day. That's one-third the number of children reading books on a daily basis.

The only activity competing for the popularity of books among children under 8 is watching TV, which 58% do on a daily basis.

Plus, CNET reports that Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on educating families about technology and media, has found that 38-percent of toddlers and babies under the age of 2 have used a mobile device.

The study also delved into screen-time versus reading-time. "Even among infants and toddlers, screen media use dwarfs time spent reading. In a typical day, children under 2 spend more than twice as much time watching television and DVDs (55 minutes) as they do reading or being read to (19 minutes)," the study finds.

Opportunity knocking.....great chance for authors and educators to experiment with learning and writing in new ways for mobile devices. 

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