Young children who spend a lot of time in front of computers are less likely to be accepted by their peers. New research from the University of Oregon, in the US, shows that children between the ages of four-and-a-half and six who spend the most amount of time on computers are significantly less likely to be accepted by other children their age, and have more difficulty integrating smoothly into a group than their less technologically oriented peers. The researchers also found that heavy computer users are more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression than lighter users.
(Reuters 11/06/02)

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