Screen time
How younger children use screens
These figures come from a nationally representative survey of U.S. parents and caregivers of children ages 0 to 8, conducted in 2024 and published in 2025.
2:27
Average daily screen time
Children ages 0 to 8 spent an average of two hours and 27 minutes a day with screen media in 2024.
Source: Common Sense Census, 202540%
Have a tablet by age 2
Four in 10 children had access to their own tablet by their second birthday.
Source: Common Sense Census, 20251 in 4
Have a personal phone by age 8
Nearly one quarter of children had their own cellphone by age 8.
Source: Common Sense Census, 202538 min
Average daily gaming time
Children 0 to 8 averaged 38 minutes of gaming per day in 2024, up from 23 minutes in 2020.
Source: Common Sense Census, 2025Active play
Movement is part of the picture
For school-aged children, the federal benchmark is at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The survey result below describes U.S. high school students, not younger children.
60 min
Daily activity guideline
Children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 are advised to get 60 minutes or more of physical activity every day.
Source: CDC, updated 202524.6%
Met that benchmark
About one in four U.S. high school students reported 60 minutes of activity on all seven days in 2023.
Source: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2023Toy safety
What the latest U.S. injury data shows
The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s latest report covers emergency-department-treated injuries associated with toys in calendar year 2024. Its estimates come from a nationally representative hospital sample.
175,400
Injuries for children 12 and under
Two thirds of the estimated toy-related injuries were sustained by children age 12 or younger.
Source: U.S. CPSC, 2024 data91,600
Injuries for children 4 and under
About one third of estimated toy-related injuries involved children age 4 or younger.
Source: U.S. CPSC, 2024 data45%
Involved the head or face
The head and face were the most commonly affected body area in the 2024 estimates.
Source: U.S. CPSC, 2024 dataMethod and sources
How to use this page
This is a living reference page, not a recommendation for any particular product. Petit Pont updates it when a key source publishes newer figures. The current figures are drawn from public U.S. research and government reporting.
- Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Zero to Eight, published February 2025, based on 2024 survey data.
- CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey report, published 2024, using 2023 high school student data.
- CDC child activity overview, updated December 2025.
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission toy-related deaths and injuries report, published April 2026, using 2024 injury estimates.
Cite this page
Petit Pont. “U.S. Play, Screen Time and Toy Safety Statistics.” Updated October 9, 2026. https://petitpontshop.com/play-statistics
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