This is how much time your children are spending staring at screens

Nov 3, 2017

Alfie Latimer (4) from Dubai looks at an exhibit in the Science Museum, London August 4, 2015. London's Science Museum, and Natural History Museum are first and second most Googled Museums in the world according to London and Partners. The same research claims London is also the most Googled city in the world for art galleries, performing arts and innovative art and design. REUTERS/Paul Hackett TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR2EB84177MS2

Only three percent of parents in the U.S. said they want their child to play more with electronic devices. Image: REUTERS/Paul Hackett

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