An annual monitor report by research agency Childwise has found thattoday's children are growing up 'multi-tasking', often eating, sleepingor using the internet at the same time as watching television.
Researchers examined the media habits of 1,147 UK children aged five to16 by conducting face-to-face interviews via schools.
It found a huge growth in the use of social networking sites, such asClub Penguin and Bebo, and a revival in television viewing, which hadfallen for three years in a row.
The average 'screen time' spent overall was five hours and 20 minutes aday, with television viewing at 2.6 hours a day.
Younger children watched television slightly less than the average, but36 per cent of five- to six-year-olds regularly watched televisionduring their evening meal.
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