Thus, children and mobile phones are a very poor combination.
Children are especially sensitive as their cells, their nerve system as well as their scull and body are not fully developed.
At the same time they absorb up to 60% more radiation than adults so both common sense and quite a lot of research indicate the need for special precautions when children and young people use mobile phones and other wireless devices.
Adult Brain 10 year-old child 5 year-old child
The picture above illustrates how deep into the brain temperature changes can be measured when holding a mobile phone to the ear; for an adult, a 10-year old and a 5-year old child.
As the illustration shows, the radiation penetrates deeper into the child's brain because the scull is thinner, the tissue is less developed and not nearly as thick as that of an adult's.
(Source: de Salles AA1)
Read more here (in Swedish).
Unfortunately, children as young as 3-4 years of age use e.g. iPads and tablets daily for entertainment.
Already when they start school, children are often given a mobile phone and in the 3rd grade most of them receive iPads which connect to the school's wireless internet.
In short, children and young people are exposed daily to large doses of radiation which on a short term may cause
lack of concentration, reduced learning abilities, behavioral challenges, headaches, fatigue etc. Read more about side effects here
Watch the video with Dr. Devra Davis, Prof/, MD, who recommends:
"Children must be very careful about mobile phone radiations as they are far more susceptible than adults."
Below is a list of reports describing effects of mobile phone radiation in children's development and well-being as well as worldwide government precautions to safeguard children and young people.