Generation iPod: Young'Uns Spend 53 Hours a Week Consuming Media

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By Smriti Rao
Jan 21, 2010 4:29 AMNov 20, 2019 4:54 AM
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When your kid isn't in class, he/she is probably listening to an iPod, flipping TV channels, or switching between tabs on their computer, which means they may be juggling between Myspace, Facebook, and YouTube--in other words, kids today are staying hyperconnected and wired through their waking hours. That reality is confirmed by a new study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which reveals that

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