A new report from the Lingokids online entertainment platform for children reveals that even very young kids – ages 2-8 – are helping their parents navigate technology. More than half the parents surveyed for the 2026 Kids Interactive Entertainment Report said that they’ve asked their child for help with technology, with only 1 in 6 saying that their kids were unable to help.
That success rate is very impressive given that the study does not include teens and older kids and is based on surveys of 2,000 U.S. parents of kids ages 2-8.
When asked “Have you asked your kid for help with technology?,” parents answered:
- Yes, and they were helpful – 45.9%
- Yes, but they weren’t able to help – 6.5%
- No – 47.6%
The data reflects a broader pattern in how early kids are engaging with technology. Kids ages 2 to 8 already spend as much time playing online games as kids ages 9 to 16 — an average of about 70 minutes a day for both groups — suggesting that comfort with devices and apps takes hold well before the tween years typically associated with tech independence.
“There’s an opportunity for parents to lean into their kids’ growing tech fluency to create family bonding around technology,” said Cristóbal Viedma, founder and CEO of Lingokids. “The majority of parents already say screentime is part of their daily routine and that screentime can be quality time. Household tech troubleshooting can be one more place where kids and parents use technology as a jumping off point for positive interaction.”
