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82% Of Children Aged 14 To 16 Know How To Use Smartphones: Report
The ASER is a citizen-led household survey that provides insights into status of children's schooling and learning in rural India.
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Don't Give Smartphones To Kids Under 11, UK Network Operator Warns Parents
One of Britain's biggest mobile network operators said on Sunday it will warn parents they should not give smartphones to children under the age of 11.
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Children Addicted To Video Games, Smartphones At Risk Of Psychosis: Study
However, researchers said the technology itself is not to be blamed, adding that a child's addiction to the devices could be a warning that they are already vulnerable to mental illness.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...
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China's Big New Rules For Children To Fight Internet Addiction
Chinese children and teens will be cut off from accessing the internet at night and have their smartphone use curbed under new rules unveiled Wednesday aimed at fighting internet addiction.
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Former Xiaomi India CEO Urges Parents To Stop Giving Smartphones To Children. Here's Why
The former CEO of Xiaomi India, Manu Kumar Jain, highlighted the "alarming impact" of early smartphone and tablet exposure on children's mental health and urged parents to stop providing smartphones to kids.
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Disney+ Drops "The Simpsons" Episode With China Reference. Here's Why
Episode 2 of the US animated hits' 34th season included the line: "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labour camps where children make smartphones, and romance."
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Use Your Phone First Thing In The Morning
"According to research, about 80 percent of smartphone users check their mobile phones within 15 minutes of waking up every morning." writes nutritionist Lovneet Batra
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Kerala to Work Towards Achieving Complete Digital Literacy, Educate Children on Cyberspace Threats, CM Says
Kerala’s state government is moving ahead with steps to achieve complete literacy, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The CM said the government is working towards making people, especially children, aware of traps and threats in cyberspace. With the increase in use of smartphones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CM stated that childre...
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China Bans Education Apps for Pre-School Children to Reduce Smartphone Addiction
Beijing's education authorities have banned new education applications for pre-school children, also removing the existing ones. Mobile apps that target pre-school children have been specifically banned to reduce the screen time of children and addiction to smartphones which are becoming a social problem in China.
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Academicians Back Goa Minister's Appeal To Check Use Of Smartphones By Children
Goa Information and Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte on Friday said a recent survey by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has revealed that mobile phone addiction is taking a serious toll on children.
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No Online Access, Teachers Take Classroom To Kids In Jharkhand Village
Teachers of a government school at a village in Jharkhand's Dumka have brought the classroom to homes of children who have no access to Internet for online classes. As schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic since March, underprivileged children in remote corners of the country are missing out on school as they do not have access to smar...
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For Students Missing Online Classes, Haryana District's Community Classrooms
After missing online classes for 4 months, 8-year-old Hitesh is finally getting back to studies at a "Mohalla Pathshala" in a remote village in Haryana's Nuh district. He is among the 70,000 children of the district - around 70 per cent of the total - who had no access to online classes because of a lack of smartphones, TV or internet access.
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Refused Phone For Children's Online Classes, Woman Commits Suicide: Cops
A 29-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in Maidan Garhi area of the national capital after her husband refused to buy a smartphone for the online classes being conducted by the school of their children, the police said.
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Smartphones During Family Time May Impact Your Kids' Emotional Well-Being: Study
'Technoference' may lead children to show more frustration, hyperactivity, whining, sulking, or tantrums, researchers said.
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82% Of Children Aged 14 To 16 Know How To Use Smartphones: Report
The ASER is a citizen-led household survey that provides insights into status of children's schooling and learning in rural India.
-
Don't Give Smartphones To Kids Under 11, UK Network Operator Warns Parents
One of Britain's biggest mobile network operators said on Sunday it will warn parents they should not give smartphones to children under the age of 11.
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Children Addicted To Video Games, Smartphones At Risk Of Psychosis: Study
However, researchers said the technology itself is not to be blamed, adding that a child's addiction to the devices could be a warning that they are already vulnerable to mental illness.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...
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China's Big New Rules For Children To Fight Internet Addiction
Chinese children and teens will be cut off from accessing the internet at night and have their smartphone use curbed under new rules unveiled Wednesday aimed at fighting internet addiction.
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Former Xiaomi India CEO Urges Parents To Stop Giving Smartphones To Children. Here's Why
The former CEO of Xiaomi India, Manu Kumar Jain, highlighted the "alarming impact" of early smartphone and tablet exposure on children's mental health and urged parents to stop providing smartphones to kids.
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Disney+ Drops "The Simpsons" Episode With China Reference. Here's Why
Episode 2 of the US animated hits' 34th season included the line: "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labour camps where children make smartphones, and romance."
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Use Your Phone First Thing In The Morning
"According to research, about 80 percent of smartphone users check their mobile phones within 15 minutes of waking up every morning." writes nutritionist Lovneet Batra
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Kerala to Work Towards Achieving Complete Digital Literacy, Educate Children on Cyberspace Threats, CM Says
Kerala’s state government is moving ahead with steps to achieve complete literacy, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The CM said the government is working towards making people, especially children, aware of traps and threats in cyberspace. With the increase in use of smartphones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CM stated that childre...
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China Bans Education Apps for Pre-School Children to Reduce Smartphone Addiction
Beijing's education authorities have banned new education applications for pre-school children, also removing the existing ones. Mobile apps that target pre-school children have been specifically banned to reduce the screen time of children and addiction to smartphones which are becoming a social problem in China.
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Academicians Back Goa Minister's Appeal To Check Use Of Smartphones By Children
Goa Information and Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte on Friday said a recent survey by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has revealed that mobile phone addiction is taking a serious toll on children.
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No Online Access, Teachers Take Classroom To Kids In Jharkhand Village
Teachers of a government school at a village in Jharkhand's Dumka have brought the classroom to homes of children who have no access to Internet for online classes. As schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic since March, underprivileged children in remote corners of the country are missing out on school as they do not have access to smar...
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For Students Missing Online Classes, Haryana District's Community Classrooms
After missing online classes for 4 months, 8-year-old Hitesh is finally getting back to studies at a "Mohalla Pathshala" in a remote village in Haryana's Nuh district. He is among the 70,000 children of the district - around 70 per cent of the total - who had no access to online classes because of a lack of smartphones, TV or internet access.
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Refused Phone For Children's Online Classes, Woman Commits Suicide: Cops
A 29-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in Maidan Garhi area of the national capital after her husband refused to buy a smartphone for the online classes being conducted by the school of their children, the police said.
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Smartphones During Family Time May Impact Your Kids' Emotional Well-Being: Study
'Technoference' may lead children to show more frustration, hyperactivity, whining, sulking, or tantrums, researchers said.
