67% of North East parents feel their child spends too much time on devices

67% of North East parents feel their child spends too much time on devices

It comes as Specsavers warns parents about risk factors that can lead to the development of short-sightedness

Kids in Scotland spend a whopping 45 hours a week stuck indoors – with more than a third of that time staring at screens

Specsavers is launching a new awareness drive to highlight the growing issue of childhood myopia, or short-sightedness, as new research reveals children are spending an average of 45 hours a week indoors, with more than a third of that time glued to screens.

Mum infuriates other parents as she shares view on screen time, meals and sleep

A single mum-of-four has gone viral after she shared a video to TikTok explaining the one rule she enforces in her house - and parents are seriously divided over what she had to say

Kids daily screen time revealed as 1 in 4 have 'zero interest in outdoors'

YOU might worry how much time your kids are spending on screens. Now, a survey has found the average child is spending a whopping 45 hours a week stuck indoors – with more than a third of that time staring at screens. GettyKids are spending two-and-a-half hours on screens each day, a poll found[/caption] A national poll of 2,000 parents with children aged 6 to 14 revealed youngsters are clocking up nearly two-and-a-half hours a day on smartphone…