{"id":247806,"date":"2025-05-28T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-a-group-of-teenagers-survive-two-weeks-without-their-mobile-phones-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:04:32","slug":"can-a-group-of-teenagers-survive-two-weeks-without-their-mobile-phones-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-a-group-of-teenagers-survive-two-weeks-without-their-mobile-phones-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a group of teenagers survive two weeks without their mobile phones? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cKzL4BWaobQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can a group of teenagers survive two weeks without their mobile phones? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cKzL4BWaobQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A group of teenagers in Jersey have given up their phones for two weeks, as part of an experiment run by their school in partnership with ITV News.<\/p>\n<p>After their parents consented to the investigation, a group of eleven girls in year nine at Beaulieu School handed over their devices.<\/p>\n<p>A number of the teenagers admitted that they were &#8216;addicted&#8217; to their phones, and most spent hours every day looking at their screens.<\/p>\n<p>All the students who took part &#8211; who were all aged 13 or 14 &#8211; also said that they&#8217;d seen harmful content online.<\/p>\n<p>There is widespread concern about the impact of mobile phone use on young people, and a growing number of parents are choosing not to allow their children access to a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of teenagers in Jersey have given up their phones for two weeks, as part of an experiment run by their school in partnership with ITV News. 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