3歲玩手機7歲會網購? 兒童上網低齡化趨勢明顯

More than 23% of Chinese children from 3 to 6 years old spend more than half an hour on the Internet every day, according to a report issued at a forum on children's cyber security.

根據兒童網絡安全論壇發佈的一則報告顯示，在中國3至6歲的兒童中，有超過23%的人每天上網時間多於半個小時。

The report said that these preschoolers are similar to adults in terms of their online habits, enjoying online entertainment, shopping, and blogging.

該報告稱，這些學齡前兒童的上網習慣與成人相似，喜歡通過網絡進行娛樂、購物、寫博客等。

Almost a quarter of the 7 year olds, or 24.2%, have studied game walkthroughs on the Internet. Sixty-one percent of them have downloaded games, videos, and music, and 8.5% have made online purchases.

在7歲這一組中，大約1/4（24.2%）的受訪兒童在網上研究過遊戲攻略。61.0%的兒童自己下載遊戲、視頻和音樂；另有8.5%曾在網上購物。

Children are also accessing social media at a younger age.

兒童使用社交媒體的時間也越來越早。

Some of them begin to use instant messengers such as QQ and WeChat from 3 years old, and the penetration rate of these apps exceeds 50% among 12 year olds.

一些孩子從3歲時就開始使用QQ和微信等即時通訊工具；而在12歲的孩子中，擁有QQ、微信這些應用程序的比例超過了一半。

According to education experts, Children learn by imitation. As a result, children will copy their parents' online behaviors, including TV-viewing, chatting, shopping, and video game habits.

據教育專家表示，孩子主要是通過模仿來進行學習的。因此，孩子們會模仿父母的上網行爲，包括看電視、聊天、購物和玩電子遊戲等習慣。

This is inevitable during human development, and there's no need to fight the trend. But parents should guide their children with scientific methods and reduce the negative impact of the Internet on their children.

這在人類發展過程中是不可避免的，並且沒有必要與這種趨勢作鬥爭。但家長們應該用科學的方法引導孩子，減少互聯網對孩子的負面影響。