Research finds kids turning to screens during the pandemic

  • 2 years ago
New research has found children were 73 per cent less likely to meet the recommended levels of phyiscla activity during Austrlalia's first lockdown when compared to pre-pandemic times. A study o fmore than 12-hundred participants by Deakin University found children turned to their screens instead. The greatest increase in screen time was among children between five and 12 years old.

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