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One hour of daily computer use linked to poorer school results (but video games are okay!) – 3AW
A Melbourne study has revealed watching more than two hours of TV or spending more than one hour on a computer per day negatively impacts a child’s academic results. The study, from the Murdo…
A Melbourne study has revealed watching more than two hours of TV or spending more than one hour on a computer per day negatively impacts a child’s academic results.
The study, from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI), reveals grade three students who spend excessive amounts of time watching TV or using computers do worse at school two years later.
Project Manager of the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study at MCRI, Dr Lisa Mundy, said it’s not just the time spent using screen…
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