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Smartphones: Time To Live Without Them?

Tonight · Season 26 · Episode 29
Smartphones have become an integral part of everyday life - with the average adult spending over six hours a day online, we are increasingly reliant on the supercomputer in our pocket. However, with ever younger children being given a phone, a growing number of concerned professionals and parents are pointing to increasing evidence of the potential damage that access to the internet is doing to young minds - Faye Barker investigates what can be done to tackle the issues.

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Season
26
Episode
29
Air Date
17/Oct/2024
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
23 min

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Smartphones have become an integral part of everyday life - with the average adult spending over six hours a day online, we are increasingly reliant on the supercomputer in our pocket. However, with ever younger children being given a phone, a growing number of concerned professionals and parents are pointing to increasing evidence of the potential damage that access to the internet is doing to young minds - Faye Barker investigates what can be done to tackle the issues.

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