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28th November 2016
10:58am GMT

"Some accuse me of scaremongering for comparing it to addictive substances such as tobacco and drugs. But I have treated patients with crystal meth problems and can tell you it’s harder to get someone over a digital addiction. Unlike illicit drugs, screens are everywhere." Dr Kardaras told the newspaper.
‘It’s not just children, though. The average age for a video game addict is 35. But children are particularly at risk from screens because the pre-frontal cortex – our personality centre – doesn’t finish developing until their early 20s."
Four in five mums and dads questioned even believed that being able to access these devices was beneficial to their child's development.
Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg, the clinical director of the Priory's Wellbeing Clinics told The Telegraph:"Screen time stimulates the 'reward centre' of pre-school children's brain, acting as a digital drug, so they will want more and more of it. "But young children should be active, investigating life in the real world and having lots of social interaction to develop healthily, physically and mentally."How long do your pre-schoolers spend staring at a screen each day? Let us know on Twitter @HerFamilydotie.
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