Tech bosses limit their kids’ time on smartphones: why shouldn’t we? | Jean Twenge
by Jean M Twenge from Technology | The Guardian on (#3D32N)
Parents fret about harmful content, but reducing device use to 90 minutes a day would be good for mental health
We've all seen it - teenagers glued to their phones, not even glancing up when their parents talk to them; kids immersed in tablets at airports; young friends around restaurant tables staring at their phones instead of each other.
As children and young people spend an increasing amount of time with screens - more than six hours a day according to one US survey - parents have begun to wonder if spending this much time with screens is safe.
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