Internet generation leave parents behind

Children are spending increasing amounts of their lives in front of televisions, computers and games consoles, cramming in nearly six hours of screen time a day, according to research, reports The Guardian.

The online activity is building barriers between parents and children, the authors say, with a third of young people insisting they cannot live without their computer.

Screen time has become so pervasive in the daily lives of five- to 16-year-olds that they are now skilled managers of their free time, juggling technology to fit in on average six hours of TV, playing games and surfing the net, it suggests.

... The report by ChildWise is based on an annual survey, now into its 15th year, of 1,800 children at 92 schools across the country.

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emily | 9:59 AM | Studies and Research |
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