Too much screen time can weaken your child

Heavy television use at eight to nine years of age negatively affects reading (Photo: Shutterstock)

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.