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19/04/2013
It also found that while 45% said they never let their children use a smartphone or tablet, one in seven parents admitted to allowing their baby to use the devices for more than four hours every day. However, while half of those surveyed thought it could be educational for their child, 69% felt that too much time on a tablet or smartphone would, or could, disconnect or their baby's relationship with them.
James Macfarlane, Managing Director of Babies.co.uk, said: "Given that babies between 3-12 months are awake for only around 10 hours per day this is a huge proportion of their waking day.
"Although 81 per cent of our users felt that children today spend too much time on smart devices, it hasn't put most of them off using them to entertain their baby.
"There’s no denying it, when a distraction is required there is often no more effective tool than giving your baby your smartphone or tablet."
Mr Macfarlane added that the problem with babies playing with the devices is what it could lead to in the future, saying: "Tablets are helpful to parents in many situations, but it is their instantaneous effect that is probably their downfall.
"Once you establish them as an easy means of entertainment for your child it becomes hard to draw the line on when to take it away."
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UK Babies 'Play With Smartphones'
In a new poll by Babies.co.uk, more than half of parents admit to letting their baby play with their phone or tablet device.It also found that while 45% said they never let their children use a smartphone or tablet, one in seven parents admitted to allowing their baby to use the devices for more than four hours every day. However, while half of those surveyed thought it could be educational for their child, 69% felt that too much time on a tablet or smartphone would, or could, disconnect or their baby's relationship with them.
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James Macfarlane, Managing Director of Babies.co.uk, said: "Given that babies between 3-12 months are awake for only around 10 hours per day this is a huge proportion of their waking day.
"Although 81 per cent of our users felt that children today spend too much time on smart devices, it hasn't put most of them off using them to entertain their baby.
"There’s no denying it, when a distraction is required there is often no more effective tool than giving your baby your smartphone or tablet."
Mr Macfarlane added that the problem with babies playing with the devices is what it could lead to in the future, saying: "Tablets are helpful to parents in many situations, but it is their instantaneous effect that is probably their downfall.
"Once you establish them as an easy means of entertainment for your child it becomes hard to draw the line on when to take it away."
(JP/CD)
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