Excess Use of Technology: Indian Teenagers Losing Sleep

Indian Teenagers spend maximum time on gadgets like cell phones, computers and video games which causes sleep deprivation, resulting into health problems like obesity and depression according to ASSOCHAM study
    
Now a days children spend over eight hours a day playing video games, browsing Internet, sending SMS and watching TV

Highlights of  ASSOCHAM Survey ..!
    
#  Easy access to technology with lack of parental supervision is the main reason for increasing technology addiction among youths.

#  Activities like watching TV and chatting online have greatly reduced teenagers' sleeping time.


#  The ASSOCHAM chamber surveyed 2,500 youths (both males and females) in 10 major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Pune.
    
#  Majority of youngsters, mainly in the age group of 10-18 years, are getting less than 8 hours of sleep.
    
# Children of working couples are found to be more technology addictive in the absence of parental supervision as compared to those whose single parent is engaged in employment.

 #  This trend is mainly witnessed in metropolitan cities where normally both the parents are employed.
    
#  New technologies such as cell phones and social networking sites give teenagers easy access to their friends 24 hours a day.

#  Excessive usage of mobile phones makes teenagers more restless and cause fatigue.

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