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World Service,1 min

How to curb your child's smartphone use

Business Daily

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Psychologist Jean Twenge shares her tips on minimising screen time for youngsters. Her latest book - 'iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood'- explores the link between smartphone use and mental health issues in young people. (Picture: Children in a row using smartphones, Credit: Getty Images)

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