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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

Social media is hurting your kid’s test scores, researchers say

Social media use is hurting your kid’s grades - and it doesn’t matter how long they are spending on devices each day, new research warns.

Just an hour spent on an app daily can knock down test scores by one or two points, for students between the ages of nine and 13, doctors at UC San Francisco found in new research.

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