Almost half of families are going on a "digital detox" this summer because they are worried their children spend too much time on gadgets, a survey has found.
Although phones and tablets are a great way to keep their offspring quiet for 10 minutes, parents now believe their children get too much screen time and rarely learn anything from it. Children are not the only ones however, with the typical household owning seven different devices on which they whittle away nine hours and 28 minutes a day on screens collectively.
Four in 10 families have looked to limit their gadget use because they feel they don’t spend enough time together, with an equal number saying the devices mean they don’t talk enough as a family. But, the study of 2,000 parents found that while two in five have previously attempted a digital detox, just half of these would describe it as a success.
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