A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that more time spent online, plus less time sleeping and exercising, were linked to a heightened risk of both truancy and school absence due to illness among teens. Researchers noted that a trusting relationship with parents emerged as an important protective factor for both unexcused and medical absences.
Study links excessive internet use to school truancy, absences in teens
by Michael Keany
Apr 23
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