Homework or gaming? For many children, the decision is easy, which, according to a study, poses problems for many parents.

Two thirds of British parents complain that their children have become “slaves to the screen”. A quarter admit to regular arguments over turning off consoles just to get their kids to interact and do their homework. This is the result of a new study by the BT Group http://home.bt.com .

Constant distraction

The results of the survey show that 72 percent of parents with children aged seven to 18 have already noticed that their child asks the Internet for the correct answer while doing homework. One in two people also believe that their child needs longer to complete their homework because they are particularly distracted by their PlayStation or Xbox console.

Even before going to bed, 25 percent of the parents surveyed have to argue with their children so that all devices are turned off. Only 48 percent of children go offline immediately when their parents ask them. One in three children between the ages of 10 and 16 admit that they lie to their parents and only pretend to turn off their devices before bed. “There are so many benefits for our children online, but also an equal number of distractions. As our children go back to school and spend more time indoors in the autumn, they will be tempted to spend more time online too,” says BT’s Bruce Cuthbert.

problem of all generations

“Whether it's the latest game or the constant feeling of pressure to respond to their friends' messages. Being online can be a huge distraction for children.”

...so does Carolyn Bunting from the non-profit organization Internet Matters http://internetmatters.org . The researchers also looked at what else children like to do in their free time. 82 percent of 14-year-olds said they enjoy watching videos on YouTube.

54 percent of parents therefore wish they were able to control their children's online time, for example by being able to pause their WiFi network for a more balanced family lifestyle. Almost half of the parents surveyed (around 47 percent) admitted in the survey that technologies and the constant desire to be online often mean that they do not spend as much time with their children as they would like.

Source: press release

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