One-third of preschoolers own smartphones or tablets, child health poll finds
by Australian Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#2TGAE)
Half of the children in poll using devices unsupervised and two-thirds of families report conflict related to screen time
A third of preschoolers and two-thirds of primary school-aged children own smartphones or tablets - and 50% of them are using them unsupervised, the latest Australian Child Health Poll shows.
The paediatrician Dr Anthea Rhodes, the director of the national poll, said knowing so many very young children were spending too much time on devices was a "worrying" trend.
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