Overview
- The 2022 Enabee survey of 12,818 children aged 3 to 11 finds near-universal daily exposure to screens across French preschool and primary schoolers.
- Average daily screen time reached 1h22 for ages 3–5, 1h53 for ages 6–8, and 2h33 for ages 9–11.
- Usage was roughly twice as high on days without school, while television remained predominant, accounting for 71% of daily screen time for ages 3–5 and 60% for ages 6–8.
- Device and platform access started early, with nearly half of 11‑year‑olds owning a smartphone and 15% of under‑6s having a tablet, while social‑network use occurred below the legal age for 25% of 9–11s and 7% of 6–8s, and Arcom reported 44% using such platforms before 13 and urged stricter age checks.
- Parents commonly set time limits yet fewer regularly block content, research links longer exposure to obesity, sleep problems and cardiovascular risk, and the Health Ministry advises no screens before 3 and only exceptional, supervised, educational content from 3 to 6.