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Too much TV and computer use affects children's academic results

Parents who leave their children to watch television or use computers for many hours risk blunting their academic progress, according to findings of a research published yesterday.

The research found that Grade 3 students who watch more than two hours of television daily or spend more than one hour a day on a computer drop in academic results two years later.

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