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Quote: “You may be surprised to find out that only 61% of youth use privacy settings on their social media sites and 52% don’t turn off their location or GPS services. This leaves their locations visible to strangers.
But the scariest revelation to me was that 14% of children have posted their home addresses online.”

“When the brain is exposed to excessive use of technology, its growth can be accelerated, especially in babies between 0 and 2 years of age.”
“This can lead to problems such as attention deficit disorder, cognitive delays, learning problems, increased impassivity and lack of self-control.”

The development of the brain is influenced by many factors, including a child’s relationships, experiences and environment.

Each time children use an electronic device, they become more separated from their parents, family and friends.

6 is now the average age parents are buying kids their first cell phones.

From birth until they turn 2, children are in what famous developmental researcher Jean Piaget calls the sensorimotor period. During this time, children use their senses and actions to learn and grow.

The first, a UK study of 6,500 children aged seven to eight, found that only 51% achieved the recommended hour of physical activity each day, with girls (38%) proving to be far less active than boys (63%).