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Report finds that students will spend 25 years on screens

A new report from Fluid Focus has revealed that students spend 5 and a half hours daily on their...

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16.49 23 Jun 2025


Report finds that students will spend 25 years on screens


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16.49 23 Jun 2025


A new report from Fluid Focus has revealed that students spend 5 and a half hours daily on their phones, which could add up to 25 years of their life…

The report also highlighted the negative impact this amount of screen time can have on young people’s mental health, attention span and overall wellbeing.

Dr Charlotte Armitage, author of ‘Generation Zombie: Why Devices Are Harming Our Children’ joins guest host Jonathan Healy to discuss these impacts, and what can be done to fix them.


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