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Serious attention problems when i was 7 years old is now 100 children identified with this problem. so all of the 12 factors i write about there are two levels we have to deal with them. i think of them as defense and offense. there are loads of things we can do to protect and defend our children. i would argue we need to ban cell phones from schools. i went to schools that did it and they saw an improvement. you buy a k safe. you put the phone away into the safe and it locks the phone from 5 minutes to all day. and then you have to look into each other's eyes. i'm in favor of these defensive ...

Had to really concentrate on it. a huge crisis of focus and attention. when your ability to focus and pay attention breaks down, your ability to -- goals breaks down, solve problems breaks down. it's happened to so many people who are watching. at the moment, the average american office worker -- focuses on only one task for only 3 minutes. for every child identified with attention problems when i was six years old, 100 children have been identified. one of the key factors that is making people so unhappy is that we cannot focus, cannot pay attention. i will go on a big journey all over the wo...

On it for a long period of time. and we are living in a huge crisis of focus and attention when our ability to focus and pay attention breaks down your ability to achieve your goals, breaks downy your ability to solve your problems, breaks down. it's happene- goald to me. it's happened to so many people who are watching you at the moment. ethe average american officeentt worker focuses on any one taskhe for only three minutes. for evernly ony one child who ws identified with serious attention problems. when i was six yearsen oldti,fi there's noproblew c one hundred children have been identifie...

Researchers found that inattention led to hyperactivity in the students, and both together contributed to higher levels of cheating.

Three hours of screen time a day. tv still seems to dominate what the young kids are watching. >> it's not a case of the phones are the downfall of civilization. it's the tv which has been there and is still there and getting bigger. what's the long-term impact? >> i have three kids. it's something that we have allowed in our houses. there's been concern if you do association studies, do the children -- are they more likely to have cognitive problems, attention problems, behavioral problems? the increased risk of obesity, impaired sleep. when it comes to the top line, one thing that comes up i...