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Parents believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey shows

Nypost · · 546 words · By SWNS
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Parents believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey shows See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Parents believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey shows See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google As screens become a bigger part of childhood, the average parent says digital literacy education should start before kindergarten, according to new research.

Common ground

A survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0–5 years found that, on average, parents believe digital literacy should be taught starting at the age of four.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Glittering Generalities 60% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0–5 years found that, on average, parents believe digital literacy should be taught starting at the age of four.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that a survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0-5 found that digital literacy should be taught starting at age four.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation Z (or Gen Z), colloquially referred to as "zoomers" in the West, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Generation_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The demography of France is monitored by the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED) and the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE). As of 1 January 2026, in M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation Z, often shortened to Gen Z and informally known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-la…
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Claim 2: “Parents said their children started to become curious about technology like cellphones, smartwatches, tablets and computers around the age of three.”
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The provided evidence discusses technology use in children aged 8-13 or general parenting, but does not mention children becoming curious about technology specifically around age three.
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web search NEUTRAL — How does parents’ tech use affect children? In 2015, security software company AVG Technologies surveyed 6,000 families (pdf) with kids between eight and 13 years old in ten countries, including Brazi…
https://qz.com/1674835/technology-is-interfering-with-the-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The average parent surveyed spent two hours and 41 minutes of quality time with their children each day, compared to two hours and 17 minutes on their phones. That’s only a 24-minute difference, and s…
https://www.westernjournal.com/SURVEY-PARENTS-INCREASINGLY-L…
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web search NEUTRAL — And yet, 78% of parents felt that they were good role models for their children when it comes to media and technology, according to the national survey of nearly 1,800 parents of children ages 8 to 18…
https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/survey-parents-binge-on-media…
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Claim 3: “parents saying they allow their children to use technology for around 55 minutes a day, on average.”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 3 and claim 7 explicitly mentions that parents allow children to use technology for around 55 minutes a day on average.
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Claim 4: “Besides educational/learning apps (59%), parents said their child also uses technology to watch videos (51%) and listen to music (41%).”
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No evidence was provided in the search results that mentions the specific percentages for educational apps (59%), videos (51%), or music (41%).
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Claim 5: “Forty-three percent actively enforce screentime limits”
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Two independent sources confirm that 43% of parents actively enforce screentime limits.
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web search NEUTRAL — When parents do set boundaries, the limits are modest. Forty-three percent said they actively enforce screentime limits, and on average parents allow their children to use technology for around 55 min…
https://studyfinds.com/parents-support-screens-before-kinder…
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web search NEUTRAL — Forty-three percent actively enforce screentime limits — with parents saying they allow their children to use technology for around 55 minutes a day, on average.
https://talkerresearch.com/is-pre-k-too-early-for-digital-li…
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web search NEUTRAL — The benefits to liming screen time with kids but how to do this without tears, tantrums or a fit when it's time to hit the off button. Why limited screen time is so important and how to set limits you…
https://www.thepragmaticparent.com/limiting-screen-time-and-…
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Claim 6: “Some parents look to others in their lives, like their own parents (31%) or friends (24%), for advice on teaching responsible technology habits, while others seek out help from professionals like pediatricians and preschool/early childhood educators (21% each).”
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Claim 7: “nearly nine in 10 parents (86%) being familiar with the term “digital literacy,””
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The specific statistic (86%) is mentioned in one source (ktbs.com), but other provided evidence for this claim is generic definitions of digital literacy or unrelated Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comfort is a state of physical or psychological ease, often characterized by the absence of hardship. Individuals experiencing a lack of comfort are typically described as uncomfortable or in discomfo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 8: “Some children are already using technology for school (32%), and for “phygital” activities (20%)”
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Claim 9: “Commissioned by Primrose Schools and conducted by Talker Research, the study found that when it comes to responsible technology use, the majority of parents (89%) said it’s important that their children’s screentime is educational.”
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The specific details about the study being commissioned by Primrose Schools, conducted by Talker Research, and the 89% statistic are found in one specific source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Haitian Creole (Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen, [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]), or simply Creole (kreyòl), is a French-based creole language with a Romance foundation and significant Atlantic-Congo structural infl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Montana ( mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of t…
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Claim 10: “Talker Research surveyed 2,000 parents of children aged 0–5 years who have access to the internet; the survey was commissioned by Primrose Schools and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between June 10–June 19, 2026”
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Claim 11: “wishing they had a parenting handbook to guide them (66%)”
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Two independent sources confirm that 66% of parents wish they had a parenting handbook/guide to guide them on technology habits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Robert Darwin ( DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( BAY-zohss; né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman, and the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and educational development from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a chi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting
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Claim 12: “76% say they’re figuring out how to teach responsible technology habits as they go”
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Two independent sources confirm that 76% of parents are figuring out how to teach responsible technology habits as they go.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hikikomori (Japanese: 引きこもり or ひきこもり [çi̥kʲikomoɾʲi], lit. 'pulling inward, being confined') are reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth year…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prevalence of mental disorders has been studied around the world, providing estimates on how common mental disorders are. Different criteria or thresholds of severity have sometimes been used. Nat…
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Claim 13: “Parents do believe teaching their children how to use technology will be important for their child’s future (90%).”
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Claim 14: “Managing screentime (37%) is just one of the parenting pressures that parents face — among other pressures like taking care of their own personal health (41%), balancing their work-life balance (50%) and trying to be the “perfect” parent (39%).”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'surveyed' and 'surveying', rather than the actual survey data regarding parenting pressures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial positions of points based on the distances and angles between them.
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web search NEUTRAL — If a building is surveyed, it is examined carefully by a specially trained person, in order to discover if there is anything wrong with its structure.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of SURVEY is to examine as to condition, situation, or value : appraise. How to use survey in a sentence.
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