Sophie Winkleman: Screen Addicted Children Are a Public Health Emergency

Setting Children Free From Screens

The effects of screens on children are even worse than you can imagine: they can literally break down the human body. In her forthcoming book, The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, Clare Morell tells the story of an optometrist who discovered that an eight-year-old girl seeking relief from pain in her eyes no longer had Meibomian glands—which means her eyes cannot produce lubricating tears. Hours of daily d…

Sophie Winkleman: Screen addicted children are a public health emergency

The actress, who is married to Lord Freddie Windsor, talks parenthood, the evils of screens and why she looked ‘barking’ mad at her wedding