一项最新调查发现，美国大多数父母认为他们是孩子们的好榜样，但是他们也承认自己每天花在智能手机、平板电脑和电视上的时间超过了9个小时。
Most American parents think they are great role models for their kids, but they admit they're glued to their smart phones, tablets and TVs for more than nine hours a day, a new survey finds.
关注使用媒体的研究团队为了这份报告，共调查了超过1700名家长。
The group, which focuses on the use of media, surveyed more than 1,700 parents for its report.
他们发现，8岁至18岁孩子的父母承认自己每天在屏幕媒体上花费的时间为9小时22分。其中大部分时间——7小时43分——花在了娱乐媒体上。
They found parents of kids aged eight to 18 admit to spending nine hours, 22 minutes a day with screen media. Most — seven hours, 43 minutes — is with entertainment media.
常识媒体公司首席执行官詹姆斯·施泰尔向NBC新闻透露：“我认为，这是一个令人震惊的研究。如果你在你自己的生活中无法自己建立与媒体、科技间的平衡，那么你怎么当孩子的模范呢?”
"This is just a shocking study, in my opinion," James Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, told NBC News. "How can you be a good role model for your kids if you yourself don't find the appropriate balance in terms of media and tech use in your own life?"
在这些家长中，黑人父母表示自己每天在屏幕媒体上会花费14个小时。西班牙裔父母则每天要花费12小时，而白人父母更接近平均值，每天花费9小时。
Black parents admitted to spending 14 hours a day with screen media. Hispanic parents spent 12 hours a day, while white parents were closer to the average at 9 hours a day.
施泰尔表示，家长需要让孩子们清楚，他们会监督媒体的使用情况。
And parents need to make it clear to kids that they are going to police use of media, Steyer said.
“我们不是要说媒体和科技本身是糟糕的东西，我们要说的是，要聪明、恰当地使用它们，让自己合理节制媒体的使用，就像你想要你的孩子合理节制它一样。”
"We're not saying they're terrible things. We're saying use them wisely, appropriately, have a healthy media diet for yourself just as you want to have a healthy media diet for your kids."