Screen addiction: Is Apple obliged to make the iPhone safer for kids?

Steve Jobs might have been onto something when he told a surprised reporter in 2010 that he didn't let his kids use iPads

The average teen spends at least six hours a day looking at a screen, with most of it from using a smartphone.

Many parents, naturally, have wondered if so much time spent in front of a screen is safe.

Recent research suggests it’s not. Teens who spend five or more hours a day on electronic devices are 71 per cent more likely to have a risk factor for suicide than those who spend less than an hour a day on a device. Digital media use is linked with more depression and less happiness, with