‘The Screen-demic’: The doctor who’s seen so much smartphone harm to kids he’s coined a new phrase

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  • 29 days ago
Child development experts are encouraging parents to switch their children's screen time for sunshine over the school summer holidays this year, in favour of benefits like better sleep, greater attention spans and improved mood.

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