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4. The debate surrounding screen time, with Pete Etchells

This week Vicki is joined by Pete Etchells, professor of Psychology and Science Communication at Bath Spa University to discuss the topic of screen time and some of the debate that surrounds it. Talking points: What is ‘screen time’, and how hard is it to accurately measure? Why do we tend to look at tech through a harmful lens, and does this stand in the way of digitally flourishing?Do some policies just help us avoid thinking about children’s tech use?Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster. www Twitter Facebook Instagram

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  Smartphone bans for under-16s: the parent perspective

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  7. Season roundup, with VoiceBox

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  6. The secrets of search

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  5. Young people and the emerging gender divide

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  3. The ‘wicked problem’ of child financial harms

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  2. Katie Davis

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  1. Has media literacy’s time finally come?

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  7. Sharenting

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  6. A problem hiding in plain sight?

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  5. The respectable face of the porn industry?

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  4. Money muling

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  3. Romancing the bot

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  2. The woman behind the Online Safety Act

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  1. New technologies, new worries?

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  6. Sarah Drummond