Tech kills the family holiday as the smartphone replaces the beachball

September 5th, 2013, 16:01 Posted By: wraggster

13 per cent of parents are happy to let their kids use a device on holiday as much as they want.
15 per cent of parents said that their children – aged 18 and under – used a device for three or more hours every day whilst on holiday, reveals a YouGov survey from Villa Plus.
22 per cent say their kids use a tablet, 27 per cent a games console and 35 per cent admit that their kids are glued to their smartphones.
Some parents were even happy to allow their kids unlimited use of a device during a family excursion – and not even for Facebooking and chatting to friends, as 63 per cent said that the devices are used to keep them entertained!
We can hear the grunts and moans of ‘back in my day, we appreciated culture, we weren’t such philistines’ – but put a device in our hands and more often than not, we find ourselves missing that fantastic view to get the high score on Candy Crush.
90 per cent of Brits as a whole use a phone around four hours a day whilst on holiday. So who can blame the kids?
Simon Lifford, head of sales and UK operations at Villa Plus, said: “For some families, discouraging children from using games consoles, smartphones and the like too often is an important concern while on holiday, and I can see why families who have spent any amount on getting away may be disappointed that their children wish to do so.”
A device is used for many things during everyday life, whether on holiday or not. So possibly a little encouragement to either use a device sparingly or even better, for beneficial purposes while away such as taking pictures, or even – god forbid - going down an educational route?
Failing that, turn the damn thing off!

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