In brief...Children of the digital age

Wednesday, August 29, 2001

Children of the digital age are less able to to tell the time from traditional analogue clocks and watches, according to research commissioned by by Flik Flak, which makes watches and publishes educational packs to help children tell the time. Th esurvey of 4,000 adults with children found that a quarter of children aged between four and eight can no longer tell the time from a clock face, while a quarter of those aged between four and eight can no longer tell the time from a clock face, while a quarter of those aged six to eight do not know there are 24 hours in a day. Government guidelines state that children in their first year at school should be able to read analogue clocks. But the research indicates that primary school children are as likely to use their mobile phones or