Savannah and Hoda Kotb had a passionate discussion on Tuesday
The 51-year-old host made the announcement following a report from Senior National Correspondent Kate Snow, who shared the findings from a study by Common Sense Media about children's relationships with their phones.
During her video report, Kate explained that the organization tracked the phones of 200 children between the ages of 11 and 17. They found that 97% of children use their phones during school hours, while 60% use them between midnight and 5am on school nights. She also revealed that more than 50% receive over 237 notifications or more every day.While chatting about the issue, the hosts expressed their concerns.
Towards the end of the segment, Savannah shared her worries for the future. "It's pretty dramatic to say this but I have this feeling that in ten, 15 years, the science is going to show us that handing [kids] phones when they were ten, 11, 12, in their teenage years without access is like giving them a packet of cigarettes. That it's as severe as that and as consequential as that.
She went on to tease the show's upcoming "special event" which will take place in October. "We're very, very focused on this issue. It's a topic we're going to keep focusing on, including next month when we're going to have a special event right in the studio," she said. "We're going to tackle all these issues facing parents and kids. Try to get us together to do our part, do the best we can."Savannah and Hoda both have young children.
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