The middle of a hot summer is the perfect time to address ours and our children’s screen habits. It’s easy when the weather outside creeps toward triple digits, kids get bored, parents get tired and activities or vacations slow to increasingly rely on screens. Writing for Behavioral Health News, Temitope Fabayo discusses digital well-being, the dangers of excessive technology use and strategies for improving ours and our family’s digital well-being.
Average Screen Time Stats 2025
The average American spends 7 hours and 3 minutes looking at a screen each day.
Globally, people average 6 hours and 40 minutes of screen time per day.
Daily screen time has increased by over 30 minutes per day since 2013.
