Opinions on the effects of children’s digital media habits are deeply polarised. At one extreme, Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, says the smartphone has radically changed the lives of the generation of American children born between 1995 and 2012, wherever they live and whatever their background. She thinks excessive use of the internet and social media makes them lonely and depressed and poses serious risks to their physical and particularly their mental health, sometimes to the point of driving them to suicide. Others note that similar warnings were sounded when television started to spread in the second half of the 20th century. At the time it was widely believed that if children spent long hours watching it every day, they would become dumb, fat and lazy. Now watching TV together is seen as a valuable family activity for parents and children.

　　译文：关于儿童使用数字媒体的习惯带来了何种影响，人们的观点两极分化。在一个极端，圣地亚哥州立大学的心理学教授珍·特温格(Jean Twenge)认为，智能手机彻底改变了1995年至2012年间出生的美国一代儿童的生活，无论他们身在何处，背景如何。她认为过度使用互联网和社交媒体让他们孤独和沮丧，对他们身体特别是心理健康造成了严重危害，有时甚至会达到让他们自杀的程度。其他人则认为，当电视在20世纪下半叶开始普及时，也出现过类似的警告。当时人们普遍认为，如果孩子每天花很长时间看电视，他们会变得愚笨、肥胖、懒惰。现在一起看电视却成了宝贵的亲子活动。

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