We must engage with adverse effects of technology on children

Vicky Britton explores adverse effects of technology exposure on children and how health professionals are trying to grapple with a problem the extent of which is not yet known.

IT’S too early to examine the long-term impact of technology on our children’s cognitive and social skills, leaving parents in the dark about how technology is changing the way children behave.

One expert in the field believes it is time for the Government to step in and regulate usage.