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Too Much Texting, Screen Time Comes At Cost For Kids, Experts Say

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A study finds that the average teenager spends 11 hours a day exposed to a variety of media, according to NBC News. 

The average teen even sends 34 texts a night after "going to bed."

The average teen even sends 34 texts a night after "going to bed."

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by Jason Bisnoff

This includes half of all teens sending 50 text messages a day and 3,300 texts a month .

Psychologists are warning that these behaviors cause concentration, sleep and critical face time to suffer, NBC News reported.

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