Kids and young adults are addicted to screens. New research argues it may be a public health concern
Andrea Chrysanthou says it's been almost impossible to limit her 13-year-old son Nathaniel's screen time.
"My son understands that he's addicted," said Chrysanthou, the Toronto-based board chair of the advocacy group Children First Canada. She says he's asked her for help to stop using his digital device so much, but the minute she turns her back, he's reaching for it again.
Her son is like millions of other kids around the world whose physical and mental well-being are at risk because of excess screen time, according to a new series of research papers published Sunday by medical journal The Lancet.