難稱孩子的好榜樣 美國家長沉迷智能設備!

Most American parents think they are great role models for their kids, but they admit they're glued to their smart phones, tablets and TVs for more than nine hours a day, a new survey finds.

一項最新調查發現，美國大多數父母認爲他們是孩子們的好榜樣，但是他們也承認自己每天花在智能手機、平板電腦和電視上的時間超過了9個小時。

The group, which focuses on the use of media, surveyed more than 1,700 parents for its report.

關注使用媒體的研究團隊爲了這份報告，共調查了超過1700名家長。

They found parents of kids aged eight to 18 admit to spending nine hours, 22 minutes a day with screen media. Most — seven hours, 43 minutes — is with entertainment media.

他們發現，8歲至18歲孩子的父母承認自己每天在屏幕媒體上花費的時間爲9小時22分。其中大部分時間——7小時43分——花在了娛樂媒體上。

"This is just a shocking study, in my opinion," James Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, told NBC News. "How can you be a good role model for your kids if you yourself don't find the appropriate balance in terms of media and tech use in your own life?"

常識媒體公司首席執行官詹姆斯·施泰爾向NBC新聞透露：“我認爲，這是一個令人震驚的研究。如果你在你自己的生活中無法自己建立與媒體、科技間的平衡，那麼你怎麼當孩子的模範呢?”

Black parents admitted to spending 14 hours a day with screen media. Hispanic parents spent 12 hours a day, while white parents were closer to the average at 9 hours a day.

在這些家長中，黑人父母表示自己每天在屏幕媒體上會花費14個小時。西班牙裔父母則每天要花費12小時，而白人父母更接近平均值，每天花費9小時。

And parents need to make it clear to kids that they are going to police use of media, Steyer said.

施泰爾表示，家長需要讓孩子們清楚，他們會監督媒體的使用情況。

"We're not saying they're terrible things. We're saying use them wisely, appropriately, have a healthy media diet for yourself just as you want to have a healthy media diet for your kids."

“我們不是要說媒體和科技本身是糟糕的東西，我們要說的是，要聰明、恰當地使用它們，讓自己合理節制媒體的使用，就像你想要你的孩子合理節制它一樣。”