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Amy Reast

Psychology Professionals See Smartphones Hindering Social Interaction And Skills For Children

Clinical psychotherapist Jerilee Clayton in her own office. Young kids have spent more time on their smartphones than interacting with other people. COURTESY/SWNS TALKER

An expert claims rising rates of loneliness in children are due to kids under 11 having smartphones – and has called for schools to BAN them.

The UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (

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