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Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens

DAVID GREENE, HOST: 

OK, Rachel Martin, remind our listeners - you have two kids.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: 

I do.

GREENE: Right - two boys. They're how old?

MARTIN: They're 2 and 4.

GREENE: All right, so I think that you might sort of fit the description of - of something we're about to talk about. Do you spend time yourself, as a parent, looking at screens, at televisions?

MARTIN: What are you doing to me? Putting me on the spot.

GREENE: Yeah, yeah, no you'll - we'll get the point here.

MARTIN: Yes, I will cop to occasionally, when my children are occupied, looking at my iPhone.

GREENE: Do you spend, say, nine hours and 22 minutes a day in front of a screen?

MARTIN: That is a lot of time. Even I don't spend that much time in front of a screen, I don't think...

GREENE: Well...

MARTIN: ...Unless it's work.

GREENE: Yeah, we know - we know a lot of this is not work, according to this new research that's out this week that says a majority of the time is not work. And NPR's Elissa Nadworny is going to tell us about the implications here.

ELISSA NADWORNY, BYLINE¹: Parents, when you're staring down at a screen doing this...

(SOUNDBITE OF IPHONE SENDING TEXT MESSAGE)

NADWORNY: ...Or a little of this...

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Sweet.

NADWORNY: ...Your kids are watching and learning.

JIM STEYER: As a parent, you're your child's most important role model.

NADWORNY: That's Jim Steyer, who heads Common Sense Media, an organization that focuses on kids, media and technology. And they're the ones behind this new research.

STEYER: How you use media, how you use technology, how much you use it is critically important.

NADWORNY: And here's the funny thing - most parents - 78 percent - think they are modeling good media habits for their kids - yes, the same ones staring at that screen for most of the waking day.

STEYER: That just seems to be a bit hypocritical.

NADWORNY: The researchers talked with nearly 2,000 parents who have kids aged² 8 to 18. They asked about their media habits and how they're helping³ their kids to figure it all out.

STEYER: People feel overwhelmed by devices, addicted⁴ to devices, not able to pay attention. And people are uncomfortable with that.

NADWORNY: The main worry for parents - how much time their kids were spending with a machine. They're also concerned about safety, inappropriate content, pornography and cyberbullying.

STEYER: Some parents know what's going on, and I think some parents are totally in the dark when it comes to their kids' media and tech use.

NADWORNY: Lots of people struggle with this. Do they respect their kids' privacy, or do they monitor what they're doing online? The study found two-thirds of parents would rather keep an eye on their kids. On the upside, most parents see the benefits.

STEYER: Media and technology are essential to family life and to childhood and adolescence⁵. And therefore, we have to get more on top of it.

NADWORNY: So what can parents do? For starters, says Steyer, fess up to those nine hours. Talk with your kids about screen time - the negative effects, and emphasize the positive. If your kids are on Snapchat, download the app and check it out. Find out where they're posting and who they're talking to. Maybe set aside certain times where they put down their devices, like at the dinner table or in bed. That advice, says Steyer, is not just for kids. Parents, you can turn off that screen, too. Elissa Nadworny, NPR News.

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

5 adolescence   

n.青春期，青少年

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
• The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。