Bill Belew has raised 2 bi-cultural kids, now 34 and 30. And he and his wife are now parenting a 3rd, Mia, who is 8.
I don’t get down under that much. As in down under in Australia. Okay, I have never been there.
But the day may be getting closer. Daddy gets asked to speak on cruise ships and he gets offers for Australia every now and then.
Even I went, I don’t think I could get anybody to play with me.
Kids Spend Time Online
The average 8-10 year old kid in Australia spends a whopping 5 hours and 29 minutes connected – the TV, listening to music, on their computer or playing video games. Added up individually and that same kid spends 7 hours 51 minutes connected.
That’s serious multi-tasking.
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The average 11-14-year old kid in Australia spends a whopping 8 hours and 40 minutes connected – the TV, listening to music, on their computer or playing video games. Added up individually and that same kid spends 11 hours 53 minutes connected.
The average 15-18-year old kid in Australia spends a whopping 7 hours and 58 minutes connected – the TV, listening to music, on their computer or playing video games. Added up individually and that same kid spends 11 hours 23 minutes connected.
Wow! That’s a lot of time connected to something digital.
I think I spend less than an hour each day. I might watch a 23-minute show on Netflix while going to school each morning. And that’s pretty much it. I get to watch 2 shows on the weekend.
I sure am going to have to do a lot of catching up when I get older.
How much time do your kids spend connected?
