Excessive screen time can affect young people's emotional development

  • Written by: Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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A recent Beyond Blue survey of more than 2,000 teachers identified mental ill-health and excessive screen time as the biggest problems facing their students.

Comments from teachers revealed a perceived lack of social skill development in children and teens. As one wellbeing specialist said, young people:

are not learning social...

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