"Generation M2 youth spend close to eight hours daily in front of various electronic screens -- more time than sleeping, school or any other activity"

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/23/health/youth-social-media/

Young people and social media: Docs examine pitfalls

By Pat Etheridge, Special to CNN

Editor's note: Former CNN correspondent Pat Etheridge is a journalist specializing in children's health and family issues. She previously hosted CNN's "Parenting Today."

(CNN) -- They're called "Generation M2": highly tech-savvy children ages 8 to 18, whose lives are immersed in electronic media.
Now, the nation's top pediatric organization is mobilizing efforts around their well-being.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics established the council in 2007 with the recognition that growing media platforms touch on virtually every health concern pediatricians have about young people: aggression, sex, drugs, obesity, self-image and eating disorders, depression and suicide -- even learning disorders and academic achievement.
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The average teenager sends an astonishing 3,400 texts a month: more than 100 a day, according to estimates from a 2010 Neilsen survey. Many learn the hard way that once they hit "send," there is no such thing as an "erase" button.

Generation M2 youth spend close to eight hours daily in front of various electronic screens -- more time than sleeping, school or any other activity, say statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation.