第1883期:Parents have trouble taking kids off screens

Action for Children questioned 2,000 parents and found that almost a quarter struggled to restrict their children's screen time. In comparison, only about a fifth said they found it difficult to persuade children to eat healthily or go to bed on time. Homework was a problem for only one in ten parents.

儿童行动组织询问了 2,000 名家长，发现近四分之一的家长难以限制孩子看电视的时间。 相比之下，只有约五分之一的人表示，他们发现很难说服孩子健康饮食或按时睡觉。 对于只有十分之一的父母来说，家庭作业是个问题。

Recent research from Cambridge University found that long periods in front of a screen undermined children's performance in exams. An extra hour every day of screen time at the age of 14, correlated with a lower score at GCSE at the age of 16, equivalent to two grades.

剑桥大学最近的研究发现，长时间坐在屏幕前会影响孩子的考试成绩。 14 岁时每天多花一小时的屏幕时间，与 16 岁时 GCSE 成绩较低（相当于两个年级）相关。

Action for Children said unplugging youngsters from electronic devices was also important to build strong relationships with parents which made children better able to communicate with adults and less susceptible to bullying or abuse outside the home.

儿童行动组织表示，让孩子远离电子设备对于与父母建立牢固的关系也很重要，这可以使孩子更好地与成年人沟通，并且不易在家庭外受到欺凌或虐待。

struggled 千方百计
persuade 劝说
undermined 削弱
correlated 相关联的
GCSE （英国）普通中等教育证书
unplugging 拔掉（电源插头）
susceptible 容易受到…影响的