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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Screen time taking a toll on children's sleep: researcher

University of Newcastle's Dr Emma Axelsson. Picture supplied

Unconvinced that watching a few extra episodes of Bluey was having the devastating impact on children's health that some claimed, one researcher set out to prove screen time wasn't all bad.

University of Newcastle lecturer Emma Axelsson said she became interested in the topic after reading sweeping statements about the detrimental impact of screen time on kids, such as that it "scrambled their brains".

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