Teens don’t read very much for fun anymore, according to a new study by Common Sense Media. About 45 percent of 17-year-olds say they only read for pleasure once or twice a year. About 27 percent of those teens—and 22 percent of 13-year-olds—say they never or hardly ever read for fun, almost triple the 194 rate.

Parents don’t seem to be prioritizing reading, either. Last year, parents read to their 2- to 7-year-olds about 30 minutes a day—15 minutes less than parents reported reading to their children in 1999. (Time)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.