Children can use PCs but can’t tie shoelaces or tell the time

A SURVEY of primary schoolchildren in Britain found they are better at working computers than telling the time or tying their shoelaces.

Almost nine in 10 (86%) five- to seven-year-olds can operate a computer, with 97% able to play a computer game, according to a poll. But just over half (56%) can tell the time, while less than a third (32%) can tie their own shoelaces, it found.

Under two-thirds (60%) can ride a two-wheeled bike.