Common Sense Media counted 40% of children with their own tablet by age 2, 58% by age 4, one in four with a cellphone by age 8, and daily…

The devices meant to buy parents a few minutes of peace may be reshaping childhood itself—and nobody quite knows what comes next.

By Ainura Kalau · Oct 21, 2026

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