Australia's kids' digital device addictions worry parents: Aug 15 'Explainer

A girl plays on an iPad

Source: AAP

Today's current Affair Explainer discusses the recent findings of Australian kids' digital device addiction


Highlights,

A Deakin University study is investigating whether time spent outdoors in nature can help reduce some of the difficult child behaviours associated with screen use.

It comes as research from the University of New South Wales suggests 73 percent of parents think it's harder to control their child’s digital habits since getting their own screen-based device.


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