Mike Gunzelman on Report Americans Spend over 11 Hrs a Day on Media: ‘Detrimental’ to Kids Growing Up

>> Trish A new Nielson ░░░░░░░░ showing that Americans are ░░░░░░░░ and listening to more ░░░░░░░░ 11 hours of media ░░░░░░░░ day my God right ░░░░░░░░ same report saying millennials ░░░░░░░░ spending half of their ░░░░░░░░ on digital platforms Is ░░░░░░░░ too much I d ░░░░░░░░ so 11 hours Joining ░░░░░░░░ right now Mike Gunzelman ░░░░░░░░ cat is here too ░░░░░░░░ s a lot right ░░░░░░░░ hours Good to see ░░░░░░░░ in person We always ░░░░░░░░ in person I agree ░░░░░░░░ we re spending too ░░░░░░░░ time on the phones ░░░░░░░░ average person swipes their ░░░░░░░░ 2 000 times a ░░░░░░░░ That s wild That ░░░░░░░░ crazy Trish Have you ░░░░░░░░ can you go without ░░░░░░░░ phone I can t ░░░░░░░░ for longer until this ░░░░░░░░ is over I love ░░░░░░░░ phone We re best ░░░░░░░░ forever I can talk ░░░░░░░░ friends on my phone ░░░░░░░░ can be on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ teen mom II on ░░░░░░░░ phone I can do ░░░░░░░░ of these things that ░░░░░░░░ better than a conversation ░░░░░░░░ say cat get off ░░░░░░░░ phone I ll be ░░░░░░░░ you should try to ░░░░░░░░ more interesting Maybe I ░░░░░░░░ Trish I hear that ░░░░░░░░ you ever worry because ░░░░░░░░ re spending so much ░░░░░░░░ on your phone that ░░░░░░░░ re not connecting as ░░░░░░░░ face to face You ░░░░░░░░ that concern Yes I ░░░░░░░░ a difficult person to ░░░░░░░░ a face to face ░░░░░░░░ with as Mike knows ░░░░░░░░ m like yeah okay ░░░░░░░░ Because my phone and ░░░░░░░░ are so close that ░░░░░░░░ s hard for me ░░░░░░░░ get close to another ░░░░░░░░ I might be like ░░░░░░░░ wonderful fisher woman or ░░░░░░░░ and not know it ░░░░░░░░ m not getting out ░░░░░░░░ the river because I ░░░░░░░░ too busy on my ░░░░░░░░ It s interesting The ░░░░░░░░ kids that s where ░░░░░░░░ problem might come In ░░░░░░░░ have a 3 year ░░░░░░░░ niece and she s ░░░░░░░░ the I pad all ░░░░░░░░ time Doesn t know ░░░░░░░░ alphabet is but knows ░░░░░░░░ the YouTube button is ░░░░░░░░ is detrimental to kids ░░░░░░░░ up I love social ░░░░░░░░ and all of that ░░░░░░░░ from a growing up ░░░░░░░░ and kids that could ░░░░░░░░ Trish I agree There ░░░░░░░░ some silver lining to ░░░░░░░░ Facebook and Instagram they ░░░░░░░░ now going to let ░░░░░░░░ know how much time ░░░░░░░░ spend on their platform ░░░░░░░░ could make me hate ░░░░░░░░ life Really Eight hours ░░░░░░░░ But it s important ░░░░░░░░ parents We got our ░░░░░░░░ and I have three ░░░░░░░░ them iPads this summer ░░░░░░░░ they needed it for ░░░░░░░░ reasons prepare for the ░░░░░░░░ school blah blah blah ░░░░░░░░ there s a bunch ░░░░░░░░ games on there And ░░░░░░░░ like have Netflix on ░░░░░░░░ They know how to ░░░░░░░░ these things instinctively What ░░░░░░░░ have had to do ░░░░░░░░ actually take them away ░░░░░░░░ what was so disappointing ░░░░░░░░ exactly what you say ░░░░░░░░ re on them and ░░░░░░░░ weren t talking to ░░░░░░░░ other they weren t ░░░░░░░░ playing I said enough ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ play When we were ░░░░░░░░ it s play Whatever ░░░░░░░░ meant we would do ░░░░░░░░ Now they don t ░░░░░░░░ how to do it ░░░░░░░░ that stifle creativity Phone ░░░░░░░░ are fun I m ░░░░░░░░ fan of word cookies ░░░░░░░░ big of a fan ░░░░░░░░ paid money for more ░░░░░░░░ when I ran out ░░░░░░░░ coins Spent money I ░░░░░░░░ They got me Dog ░░░░░░░░ you As far as ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving dinner somebody brings ░░░░░░░░ politics Here we go ░░░░░░░░ escape that Trish Go ░░░░░░░░ your phone Yeah Guy ░░░░░░░░ and I get political ░░░░░░░░ the time I can ░░░░░░░░ escape it It s ░░░░░░░░ mess I hate people ░░░░░░░░ real life and online ░░░░░░░░ I can remember when ░░░░░░░░ first dated my husband ░░░░░░░░ m dating myself here ░░░░░░░░ you had a cell ░░░░░░░░ We didn t have ░░░░░░░░ phones It was a ░░░░░░░░ years before we had ░░░░░░░░ phones You had to ░░░░░░░░ a girl up for ░░░░░░░░ date I used to ░░░░░░░░ what I would say ░░░░░░░░ would write down lines ░░░░░░░░ topics to talk about ░░░░░░░░ I would be so ░░░░░░░░ to call her Now ░░░░░░░░ You see what you ░░░░░░░░ missing Kat I prefer ░░░░░░░░ The phone you have ░░░░░░░░ worry about awkward silences ░░░░░░░░ you re texting you ░░░░░░░░ say I was napping ░░░░░░░░ yes, I knew that.