Can we turn back time? Mental health problems are shooting up even while literacy rates fall. Some pin the blame on the little box in your hand. But can we do without them?
End ‘phone-based childhood’ now say experts
Epidemic: Nearly half of all children aged five to 10 in the UK have their own mobile phone. Glossary
Decade - Ten years.
Mental health - The part of your health that has to do with your mind, your thoughts and feelings.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Smartphones - A phone that works in the same way as a computer, with apps, access to the internet and more.