Study reveals teens spend a third of school day on smartphones By Talker News Mar 9, 2026 19 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Photo by www.kaboompics.com via Pexels By Stephen BeechTeenagers spend a third of the school day staring at their smartphones, according to a new study. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmuC6BF6?E A9@?6 4964<:?8 \ >@DE=J 7@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_a^`f^5@6D\D@4:2=\>65:2\>2<6\J@F\=@?6=:6C^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmD@4:2= >65:2k^2m @C 6?E6CE2:?>6?E \ QF?56C>:?6DQ E96 4@?46?EC2E:@? ?66565 E@ DF44665 :? 4=2DD[ D4:6?E:DED D2J]k^AmkAm%96J 36=:6G6 E96:C 7:?5:?8D AC@G:56 6G:56?46 7@C =:>:E:?8 2446DD E@ D>2CEA9@?6D 5FC:?8 D49@@= 9@FCD]k^AmkAmp>6C:42? C6D62C496CD 5:D4@G6C65 E92E >:55=6 2?5 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?ED DA6?5 ?62C=J @?6\E9:C5 @7 E96 D49@@= 52J @? E96:C D>2CEA9@?6D[ 4964<:?8 E96> 5@K6?D @7 E:>6D]k^AmkAm%96 7:?5:?8D @7 E96 DEF5J D9@H65 E92E 7C6BF6?E 4964<:?8 H2D =:?<65 E@ H62<6C 2EE6?E:@? DA2? 2?5 :>AF=D6 4@?EC@=]k^AmkAm%96 C6D62C49 E62> 6I2>:?65 9@H @7E6? 25@=6D46?ED FD6 E96:C A9@?6D 5FC:?8 D49@@= 9@FCD 2?5 H96E96C E92E 3692G:@C :D C6=2E65 E@ E96:C 23:=:EJ E@ 7@4FD 2?5 C68F=2E6 2EE6?E:@?]k^AmkAmqJ @3;64E:G6=J EC24<:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^_c^_f^J@F?8\H@>6?\2E\9:896C\C:D<\7@C\D@4:2=\2?I:6EJ\5F6\E@\6I6DD:G6\D>2CEA9@?6\FD6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmD>2CEA9@?6k^2m FD6 6G6CJ 9@FC @G6C 2 EH@\H66< A6C:@5[ E96 DEF5J 2==@H:?8 C6D62C496CD E@ D66 9@H A9@?6 FD6 F?7@=5D E9C@F89@FE E96 D49@@= 52J C2E96C E92? C6=J:?8 @? D6=7\C6A@CED @C 52:=J 2G6C286D]k^AmkAm{625 2FE9@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H:?DE@?46?E6C]F?4]65F^E62>^6G2\E6=K6C\A95^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmsC] tG2 %6=K6Ck^2m 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 W&}rX 2E r92A6= w:== D2:5i “$>2CEA9@?6D 2C6 ?@ =@?86C D@>6E9:?8 DEF56?ED FD6 @442D:@?2==J 5FC:?8 D49@@= \ E96J’C6 AC6D6?E 5FC:?8 6G6CJ 9@FC @7 E96 52J]k^Am More from this section +3 AI can detect heart disease risk through routine mammogram 11 things you can do to adjust to losing that hour of sleep when daylight saving time starts What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ Photo by MART PRODUCTION via Pexels By Talker kAm“~FC 7:?5:?8D D9@H E92E 7C6BF6?E A9@?6 4964<:?8 >2J F?56C>:?6 E96 G6CJ D<:==D DEF56?ED ?665 E@ DF44665 :? E96 4=2DDC@@>]”k^AmkAm%96 DEF5J[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^;2>2?6EH@C<]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmy@FC?2= @7 E96 p>6C:42? |65:42= pDD@4:2E:@?k^2m Wyp|pX[ 7@F?5 E92E DEF56?ED H9@ 4964<65 E96:C A9@?6D >@C6 7C6BF6?E=J D9@H65 A@@C6C 4@8?:E:G6 4@?EC@= \ 2 Q<6JQ D<:== 7@C =62C?:?8 2?5 24256>:4 DF446DD]k^AmkAm$EF5J 4@\2FE9@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H:?DE@?46?E6C]F?4]65F^E62>^<2:E=J?\3FC?6==\A9\5^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmsC] z2:E=J? qFC?6=k^2m[ 2=D@ @7 &}r\r92A6= w:==[ D2:5i “(92E DFCAC:D65 FD >@DE H2D E96 D966C 2>@F?E @7 E:>6 E66?D 2C6 @? E96:C A9@?6D 5FC:?8 D49@@=]k^AmkAm“$EF56?ED H6C6 @? E96:C A9@?6D 6G6CJ 9@FC 5FC:?8 D49@@=[ DA6?5:?8 @?6\E9:C5 @7 E96 D49@@= 52J @? E96:C A9@?6D[ H:E9 D@4:2= >65:2 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 244@F?E:?8 7@C @G6C f_T @7 E96:C E:>6]”k^AmkAmqJ 42AEFC:?8 A9@?6 FD6 >@>6?E E@ >@>6?E[ E96 C6D62C49 E62> H2D 23=6 E@ :56?E:7J 7C6BF6?E 4964<:?8[ ?@E ;FDE E@E2= D4C66? E:>6[ 2D 2 Q4C:E:42=Q 3692G:@C =:?<65 E@ 2EE6?E:@? 7C28>6?E2E:@? 2?5 H62<6C D6=7\4@?EC@=]k^AmkAm%96J D2J E96 5:DE:?4E:@? :D :>A@CE2?E 2D :E DF886DED E92E :?E6CCFAE:@?D 42FD65 3J C6A62E65 A9@?6 4964<:?8 >2J 36 A2CE:4F=2C=J 5:DCFAE:G6 E@ =62C?:?8]k^AmkAmsC] %6=K6C D2:5i “~FC 7:?5:?8D AC@G:56 DFAA@CE 7@C =:>:E:?8 2446DD E@ D>2CEA9@?6D 5FC:?8 D49@@= 9@FCD]Qk^AmkAm$96 25565i “!@=:4:6D E92E C6DEC:4E 2446DD E@ 9:89=J C6:?7@C4:?8 A=2E7@C>D[ :?4=F5:?8 D@4:2= >65:2 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2AAD[ 5FC:?8 :?DECF4E:@?2= E:>6 >2J 96=A AC@E64E DEF56?ED’ 2EE6?E:@? 2?5 24256>:4 6?8286>6?E]”k^AmkAmsC] %6=K6C D2:5 E96 7:?5:?8D AC@G:56 Q4@?4C6E6[ @3;64E:G6 6G:56?46Q E92E 42? :?7@C> 7FEFC6 D49@@= A@=:4:6D[ @776C:?8 2 A2E9 E@H2C5 >@C6 E2C86E65 2AAC@2496D E@ >2?28:?8 D>2CEA9@?6D :? 65F42E:@?2= D6EE:?8D H9:=6 AC6D6CG:?8 E96 36?67:ED @7 E649?@=@8J H96? FD65 :?E6?E:@?2==J]k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Stephen Beech Recommended for you Most Popular Arrest and investigation ongoing in Dollar General theft operation 6 from Camp Hill arrested on drug charges New Site residents pull together to save neighbor’s life Kellyton man arrested on drug charges Vehicle pursuit leads to trafficking arrest Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 62° Mostly Cloudy80° / 59° 6 AM 62° 7 AM 63° 8 AM 63° 9 AM 66° 10 AM 68°
