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# screen-time - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
Toddlers who view screens for over three hours a day are 'less physically active at age five'
That’s according to a new study carried out on 500 children.
# screen-time - Wednesday 16 January, 2019
Children who own mobile phones at younger age perform worse in reading and maths tests
New research has found that four in 10 children in Ireland own a mobile phone by the age of nine.
# screen-time - Friday 4 January, 2019
Guide suggests not enough evidence that screen time is harmful to children's health
Published by the RCPCH the guide consulted 109 children and young people across the UK.
Poll: Do you plan to cut down on screen time in 2019?
Many people spend several hours a day on smartphones and other devices.
# screen-time - Saturday 1 December, 2018
Now you can finally limit how often you use apps on your phone
Here’s how to use Screen Time if you’re an iOS user.
# screen-time - Sunday 25 November, 2018
Here's what happened when I tried to curb my 7 hour-a-day phone habit
Average results, to say the least.
# screen-time - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
Do you think apps that limit screen time actually make any difference?
Apple have just released a new feature that might get people to put their phones away.
# screen-time - Tuesday 8 August, 2017
eir Sport to show all of the USPGA Championship but BBC viewers will get just 6 hours
Virgin Media customers won’t see a lot of golf this week.
# screen-time - Friday 5 May, 2017
Giving toddlers tablets and smartphones can 'harm their speech development'
Every half hour a toddler spends with a smartphone increases their risk of delayed speech by 49%, say researchers.
# screen-time - Tuesday 14 March, 2017
Children who spend more time on phones and tablets are 'more likely to develop diabetes'
Researchers have said limiting usage of electronics can help stave off future health issues.
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Poll: Are you going to download the new Covid-19 contact tracing app?
THE HSE HAS unveiled their new Covid-19 tracing app, with it becoming available to download from app stores last night.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly called the new app “a powerful tool” that’ll be used to help health authorities track down close contacts of people with Covid-19.
According to registrations within the tracing app, over 200,000 people have already downloaded the app, with over 120,000 people checking in so far.
TheJournal.ie took a look to examine how the app works and broke down all the features it includes.
Today’s Poll: Are you going to download the new Covid-19 tracing app?
Poll Results:
Yes (2121)
No (812)
No opinion (288)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
View from a teacher: No, we have not been 'sitting at home on full pay' in lockdown
By Anonymous Teacher
Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now
By Karen Kiernan
Money Diaries: A retired lecturer in Galway documents life and spending in lockdown
By TheJournal.ie reader
This week, our reader has been cocooning throughout the Covid-19 shutdown.
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