The latest annual report by telecom regulator Ofcom on children’s media use, attitudes and understanding has revealed that youngsters are texting and spending more time online than ever before.
Girls aged 12 to 15 send an average of 221 texts a week – 35 per cent more than boys of the same age and more than four times as many as the UK average of 50 texts per week.
The research clearly highlights the increasing role of the internet in children’s lives. For the first time, 12 to 15-year-olds spend as much time on the internet as they do watching television. This adds up to an estimated 17 hours per week on each activity.
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