Has technology taken over our children’s lives? These are the average weekly numbers: five hours online, six hours on the phone, eight hours playing video games, 12 hours listening to music, 30 hours watching TV or movies. In fact, according to the American Medical Association, today five million kids are addicted to videogames.
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