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Children are spending increasing amounts of their lives in front of televisions, computers and games consoles, cramming in nearly six hours of screen time a day, according to research.

Ages five to eight

A quarter of five-year-olds have the internet in their room. One in three eight-year olds have a mobile phone

Nine to 12

By the time they leave primary school two in five have the net in their room. Four out of five still read for pleasure.

13-16

Around half have internet access, spending 2.2 hours a day on sites such as YouTube, Bebo and MySpace. Almost all have their own phone.