Early Smartphone Use Linked to Sleep and Obesity Risks in Teens
TL;DR
Recent large-scale studies show that early smartphone use and heavy social media engagement are linked to negative effects on teens, including poor sleep, obesity, cognitive decline, and mental health issues, prompting countries like Australia to ban social media for under-16s and encouraging parents to delay giving phones to children for better well-being.
- This is your teen’s brain on phones and social media, according to science Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
- Giving a kid a phone before this age can be especially harmful, research suggests The Washington Post
- This is ‘brain rot,’ a slang term with something to it WPBF
- An analysis of more than 10,500 children across the U.S. found that those who received phones at age 12, compared with age 13, had a more than 60 percent higher risk of poor sleep and a more than 40 percent higher risk of obesity. https://wapo.st/4bc4qz1 facebook.com
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