Tag: children
1 in 4 parents believe child is addicted to gaming, research suggests
The latest research from digital identity security specialists, ID Crypt Global, has revealed that a quarter of UK parents (23%), believe their child is addicted to gaming, with them becoming annoyed, frustrated or angry if prevented from playing their gaming device of choice. The survey of over 1,300 UK parents found that 75% said that…
Parents spend an average of £254 on child’s first phone
Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service, has conducted a consumer survey to find out how UK parents choose their child’s first smartphone, looking at costs and specs. On average, parents stated that they spend £254 to purchase their child’s first smartphone. Parents aged 34 and under spent the most, paying on average £288 for the…
5 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe Online
In conjunction with web hosting experts at Fasthosts we give our top five tips for keeping children safe online this Easter... We know that children’s online safety is among a parent’s biggest priorities, and it’s incredibly important to keep children out of harm’s way when using the internet. Due to the past year of homeschooling,…
Top 5 tips for keeping children safe online
We know that children’s online safety is among a parent’s biggest priorities, and it’s incredibly important to keep children safe online. Due to the past year of homeschooling, children have spent even more time online, attached to their screens, often without supervision. Technology has enabled us to connect, learn and communicate like never before, but…
UK children own £7.5 billion of gadgets, average £664 each
Children across the UK own £7.5 billion worth of technology, with one in five (19 per cent) now receiving their first smartphone before the age of five, new research from Churchill Home Insurance reveals. This means each child owns technology worth on average £664. More than 11.3 million (81 per cent) of the oldest children…
Two year olds using social media, research suggests
Children as young as two are accessing social media, service practitioners from across the country have suggested – leading to fears that more young people are becoming addicted. More than 60% of professionals who have dealt with vulnerable children in the past six months indicated that they were worried about under-fives using social networks, not…
Children’s development ‘delayed by TV and computer games’
Too much time spent watching TV and playing computer games can hold back the development of young children, new research suggests. A study of 2,400 Canadian children found more screen time was linked to lower scores in “milestone” tests of communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills and physical coordination. The amount of time two and three-year-olds…
Who cares about the telly? It's all about the internet now
It's official: internet access and mobile phones are more important to young Britons than television. This is the conclusion from new research from Ofcom, the communications regulator, but at a closer look it's not such a straight shot as…
Now even your unborn child can have a Facebook page
Facebook's apparent aim to have every single person on the planet a member of their social networking gang takes another excessive step forward today with the nes that you can now pop your unborn children onto the site too. A…
Chinese couple sells children to pay for online gaming habits
We've heard of some pretty awful cases of neglect when it comes to online gaming addiction around the globe, but never any quite as mercenary as this. A Chinese couple have been arrested after it was discovered the pair had…
