[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7452791.stm[/url]
Regarding a new recommended book list aimed to address the deficit between the reading abilities of boys and girls, School minister Jim Knight responded:
[I]"Over a third of 10-year-olds are playing computer games for over three hours a day.
"I am in no doubt that this choice of gaming over reading has a knock-on effect on how well they do at school." [/I]
The article also mentioned that
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"The same research shows TV and computer games have overtaken the bedtime story as the most common pre-sleep activity among children."[/I]
After reading the rest of the article it seems that for once the blame is being put squarely on the parents for not regulating their kids activities!