Children Play Online Instead of Outside

• Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2008
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• Author: pradhana
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• Filed under: Internet, Online Services

British children's lives are dominated by television and computer screens, according to a Childwise survey of 1,200 children ages 5 to 16.

On average, British children are in front of an electronic screen of some sort for more than five hours a day. Four out of five children have Internet access at home, and half have broadband, spending an average of 1.9 hours a day online. One-third of children surveyed had their own PC.

Nearly every child had access to a TV at home, and four out of five had one in the bedroom. The study found that 58% of children watched TV during dinner and 63% watched before they went to sleep.

However, time spent watching TV continues to decline. Children surveyed watched an average of 2.4 hours of TV per day, compared with three hours daily just five years ago. [eMarketer]

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