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Jane’s* 14-year-old daughter, Grace*, used to be able to sit through a movie with her, but her addiction to social media and online games has meant her daughter no longer has the focus.

“We were watching Romeo and Juliet, the Baz Lurhmann one, and she really wanted to sit and watch that with me, but she couldn’t watch it to the end,” Jane said.

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