on 05-05-2016 11:37
on 05-05-2016 11:37
Is this a UK problem too?
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tech-teens-idUSKCN0XU1P5
on 05-05-2016 11:52
No idea if this is as bad in the UK but these figures stunned me a bit...
U.S. children between ages 8 and 12 report spending nearly six hours a day using media, while those ages 13 to 18 spend almost nine hours per day using media, according to the group
It's so easy to say 'take their phones off them'...but then this would lay them open to all sorts of alienation from their peers...
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on 05-05-2016 11:57
on 05-05-2016 11:57
I suppose all those little checks add up throughout the day. I guilty of it every time I have a spare minute, mostly though habit now.
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on 05-05-2016 12:11
on 05-05-2016 12:11
on 05-05-2016 12:32
on 05-05-2016 12:44
on 05-05-2016 12:44
You see this is only for some of you.....as I am no longer working (well not full time anyway)..I haven't touched my mobile all morning....I am a one off...
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on 05-05-2016 13:08
on 05-05-2016 13:08
It's rare to see a teenager walking down the road or sat on public transport without their nose in the phone or headphones connected to it so yes it's the same addiction here.
05-05-2016 15:05 - edited 05-05-2016 15:47
05-05-2016 15:05 - edited 05-05-2016 15:47
A lot of adults can be just as bad these days. I have a friend who's constantly engrossed in his phone even when people are trying to have a conversation with him! It can be very annoying.
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on 05-05-2016 15:14
on 05-05-2016 15:14
I know, even family meals aren't the same nowadays
on 05-05-2016 15:17
on 05-05-2016 15:17
@jonsie wrote:
I know, even family meals aren't the same nowadays
My kids will be putting their phones away or they'll get no dinner
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