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Addictive or<br />
Studies show most Southeast Asian parents<br />
believe mobile devices help learning<br />
helpful?<br />
Reasons parents allow<br />
device usage<br />
80% For education<br />
68% For exposure to tech<br />
57% For entertainment<br />
55% To keep kids quiet<br />
You’re at a restaurant, enjoying dinner,<br />
when your 7-year old starts to fuss. Keep<br />
quiet if you want to play your games,” you<br />
say, shushing him as you hand him the iPad.<br />
Or, you’re stuck in a traffic jam and your<br />
youngest one starts to whine and ask<br />
repeatedly, “Are we there yet?” “Not yet,”<br />
you reply. “Here, watch Dora the Explorer.”<br />
If the above scenarios sound familiar, know<br />
that you are not alone. In a recent survey<br />
conducted by TheAsianParent.com,<br />
98% of parents said they allow their<br />
children to use mobile devices. Read on for<br />
some facts and figures about what<br />
Southeast Asian parents think about the<br />
role that devices play in their kids’ lives!<br />
2,700 parents surveyed were from:<br />
Thailand<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
Singapore<br />
Where children use devices<br />
99% At home<br />
71% While travelling<br />
70% In restaurants<br />
17% In school<br />
Philippines<br />
Indonesia<br />
Time spent by<br />
children on<br />
devices<br />
spend more<br />
21%<br />
than 1 hour 41%<br />
per sitting spend 30 min<br />
37%<br />
spend less than<br />
30 minutes<br />
to 1 hour<br />
98%<br />
of children in<br />
S.E.A use mobile<br />
devices<br />
67% use their parents' devices<br />
18% use shared family devices<br />
14% use their own devices<br />
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