News [JAPAN DATA] Digital Native Generation: More than half of the 3 years old use smartphones and tablets -Tokyo Gas research

A baby who gets guilty on the train.He bowed his head to the surrounding people, saying "Sumimasen," and gave the baby to the baby, staring at the video so that he could eat it, and where did his crying face?Children who grew up in contact with digital devices from the time of being born in this way would probably have a completely different idea from the generation who began to use mobile phones (and garage) as an adult.。

Tokyo Gas investigated the use of children's smartphones and tablet terminals for 2,000 men and women with children from the age of 200 to sixth grade in elementary school.As the age increased, the number of "almost unbreaks" decreased, and at the age of three, more than half of them used digital terminals in some form.

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Digital device usage status

Children use the most "video" 51.7%.Because it can be enjoyed from infancy from infancy, it may be an indispensable presence for parents while doing housework.Next, "Game" 27.8%, "Website for Children" 22.6 %.

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What children use ...

Many parents have been reading picture books, even in the age of when they are young, and their age before entering elementary school exceeds 60%.77 at 3 years old.It reached 5%.It may be a valuable communication time just because the child is small.

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Implementation status of reading aloud

However, "I'm tired of reading" 28.9%, "no time" 20.4%, "The price of books is high" 17.It seems that the reading of the story is a bit difficult for parents, such as 4%.

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