There is no doubt that the internet and the various media (including social media) available to access it has provided us with a wealth of information – exposure to a virtual world of knowledge, ideas and opinions – as well as a source of instant entertainment and a breath-taking array of opportunities to network and to provide and receive support, to make friends, and to share interests and enthusiasms.
Paradoxically, it is also easier than ever to access information about a healthy lifestyle, and to monitor it personally with the further use of electronic devices.
However, quite apart from the easy access to inappropriate content, and the ease with which we can now recreate our identities, troll, bully, sext and, of course, become a victim of any or all of these, there are, as discussed in my last article, considerable disadvantages to high levels of screen-time (Wellbeing: Screen-time and our students, SecEd, May 2017: http://bit.ly/2qPIsfQ).
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