Half of Sweden's two-year olds have used computer

A swedish study that researched the media usage by kids in the ages 2-9 years showed that half of the populations two-year olds have used a computer. 2000 parents were asked about their kids habits and the main things swedish kids do on the internet is gaming and visiting children websites such as popular TV shows websites (for example visiting Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon). The study shows that 63% of kids 2-5 use the internet regularly. In the ages 5-9, 96% of the kids use internet daily. When asked about who's responsible for what the kids experience on the internet, 3/4 thinks it is the parents job. But the main media consumption in these ages however still occur in front of the TV.

This shows, what we all pretty much know by now, that media usage on the internet touches everyone today. Even 2 year-olds are exposed to the content and I think it is definitely the parents job to make sure how the kids experience the internet. However as they get older and learns how to filter things on their own and learn that not everything is real and so on, they should get more freedom and responsibility. I thinks it is always good to have a dialogue about what kids are doing on the internet, but not surveillance the kids usage.