Worries of widespread 'tech addiction' may be overblown, says study
Parents, take it easy if your kids are
spending more time on various screens. New research claims that parental
restrictions on tech use have little lasting effect into adulthood and fears of
widespread and long-lasting tech addiction may be overblown.
The study is among the firsts to examine how digital technology use evolves from childhood to adulthood in the mobile
Internet era.
The data were gathered prior to the Covid-19
pandemic, which has resulted in dramatic increases in the use of technology as
millions of students have been forced to attend school and socialise online.
But the study authors said the findings
should come as some comfort to parents worried about all that extra screen
time. Read More
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