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Children spend six hours or more a day on screens

The amount of time children spend glued to a screen has risen dramatically in the last 20 years, a new report suggests.

Stringerbell3664d ago

'Children growing up now have never known a time without the internet.'

Guess that makes me an old geezer =/ Also while we're at it, go play outside!

DrRobotnik3664d ago (Edited 3664d ago )

Don't worry. It's only preparation for them to be ready to stare at a computer monitor in a cubical for 10-12 hours a day, five days a week. Just like Chuck E Cheese got kids ready for vegas. Its all training.

ChrisW3664d ago

I don't know about all children owning a virtual reality head set... But I know I will!!!

Software_Lover3664d ago

Not my kids. No TV during the school week.

KingPin3664d ago

read the article

they referring to tvs, pcs, tablets, phones.

Software_Lover3664d ago

Maybe I should've worded that different......

Not my kids. During the week it's school work and then go outside. They can play Xbox and tablets over the weekend.

matt1393664d ago

You sound like an absolute blast mate.

ravinash3664d ago

If I had kids they wouldn't be playing on the playstation.

I'm on there, the kids can go outside!

coolbeans3662d ago

Use their imagination to make up some game or any number of other things depending on their location.

BlackTar1873664d ago

lol My kid can't play the ps4 or Xbone one because i'm playing. FIND YOUR OWN DAMN HOBBY JR.

GET A JOB

goldwyncq3664d ago

Everyone should go outside and have fun - not just kids - everyone.

Baka-akaB3664d ago (Edited 3664d ago )

People love to say that ... but to do what ? What if beyond exercising a bit for your health , there isnt much to do in your area , and what if it's even some unsavory places ?

around here outside equals = junkies , hobos , mugging , gangs , getting run over by cars , and very few places around to hang and play safely ...

Not going to send kids alone out there , after school and dark , because it's "not good to stare at screens" all day

kingjosh18763663d ago

Find your nearest park or nature reserve and take a walk

bahadur3664d ago

That's true, I have a 2 year old niece that unlocks the screen, opens and closes apps and watch cartoons on the tab all by herself. At that age, I ate sand.

DragoonsScaleLegends3664d ago

Lol everyone acts like kids being inside your safe home instead of the dangers of outside is a bad thing lol. I know when I went outside as a kid we got into all kinds of trouble (some involving the hospital) but when we just relaxed and played our SNES, N64, GCN, PS1, PS2 we never got into any trouble.

calis3663d ago

"Lol everyone acts like kids being inside your safe home instead of the dangers of outside is a bad thing lol."

Yeah kids never survived outside before TV.

You're a moron.

DragoonsScaleLegends3663d ago

You're a moron if you think kids have to be outside during all of their free time and think being inside is horrible. I never said being outside was horrible but just leaving your kids unsupervised can lead to some bad things and that's why inside would be better.

calis3663d ago

This is exactly what you said:

"everyone acts like kids being inside your safe home instead of the dangers of outside is a bad thing"

Therefore, you're a moron and I hope you don't reproduce.

Well you don't go outside, so how would you ever lol.

DarkBlood3664d ago

meh if i have kids they can do whatever the hell they want though i rather they not go outside with what them crazy people out there especially smokers and bad influences.

times are a different can't expect them to do some of the things i used to do for fun unless you in a perfect enviroment.

Tzuno3664d ago

kids go to sleep, your daddy is streaming for 8 hours straight, silence!!!!!

masterfox3663d ago

well thank your daddy's and mommy's for that.

outsider16243663d ago

i would go outside with my son and play. we would play tag, hide and seek, marbles, gi-joe toy figures. i grew up playing those.

hanaghansarah3661d ago

6 hours is a long time, but typical in our scared society!

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