Television watching is going down among children ages 11 through 16, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. Teens now watch about 2.4 hours of TV a day, down from the 3.1 hours they were watching a decade ago.

The study doesn’t necessarily take into account how television and television-like media itself is changing. The study, for instance, does not tabulate YouTube clips, for instance or TV watched on computers, tablets or phones.

As Melanie Shreffler writes at Mediapost.com, “Teens are indeed watching less on TV sets, but they’re still actively engaged with shows. They’re just using new ways to ‘watch TV’ that fit their lifestyles.” (MediaPost)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife Wendy and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.