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Social media might be blunting children’s ability to concentrate

Kids gradually became less able to focus as social media use increased

However, no such link was found between attention and either watching TV or playing video games

THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Social media could be draining children of their ability to concentrate, a new study says.

Children who spend a lot of time on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter or Messenger gradually become less able to focus and pay attention, researchers reported Dec. 8 in the journal Pediatrics Open Science .

This might partially explain why ADHD diagnoses have increased among kids in recent years, researchers said.

“Our study suggests that it is specifically social media that affects children

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