PARIS (Reuters) – France’s phone-addicted children will be obliged to do without their mobile devices at school under a bill the education minister on Thursday called a “detox measure” to combat classroom distraction and bullying.
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PARENTS DEMONSTRATE LITTLE AWARENESS
(Reuters Health) – Children’s waistlines have been expanding in lock step with the amount of time they spend with televisions, computers, smartphones and tablets, European doctors say. In the past 25 years, obesity rates have climbed rapidly among European children and teens, according to a consensus statement from the […]
Even as children’s screen time rises, parents demonstrate little awareness about what their kids do online or how much time they spend with tablets, smartphones and computers, the statement emphasizes.
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… parental attitudes are at odds with the extensive evidence..
Schools should seek opportunities to initiate both preventive and educational programes that enhance the cognitive competencies of children and enlighten their attitudes with regard to all kinds of mass media, starting from when they enter preschool.
57.2% of adolescents in the Slovak Republic and 42.6% of adolescents in the Czech Republic engaged in screen‐based activities for more than six hours per day 14.
BMI Body mass index EAP ECOG TV A task force from the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group reviewed the links between social media and the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in Europe. It found that there was evidence of a strong link between obesity […]
Addiction is the term used to refer to loss of control over one’s behaviours, usually with negative consequences.
… high use rate lead to impulsiveness, mounting anxiety prior to using the device, loss of control, withdrawal symptoms, financial issues, damaged relationships, emotional stress and falling literacy.
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Statistic displays smartphone usage in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2016, by age. In 2016, 93 percent of respondents aged 16 to 24 reported using a smartphone. The percentage of smartphone users aged 45 to 54 increased from 46 percent in 2012 to 86 percent in 2016.
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An east-end middle school is making the call to ban cellphones from all of its classrooms and hallways after parents and teachers reported distractions were at an all-time high. CityNews reporter Amanda Ferguson has the details.
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Smartphone addiction among Indian teens can not only damage interpersonal skills, but also it can lead to significant negative health risks and harmful psychological effects on Indian adolescents.
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