双语阅读：如何帮助孩子更好的养成习惯

Parents worry about how excessive mobile use is affecting their children but struggle to tame their tech habits, suggests a survey.

一项调查显示，家长虽然担心过度使用移动设备会对孩子造成影响，但还是难以让孩子养成良好的设备使用习惯。

It found that 43% of 7,000 parents across Europe who were surveyed were concerned that using gadgets meant their children slept poorly.

该调查发现，在7000名接受调查的欧洲家长中，43%的人担心孩子使用电子产品而影响睡眠。

Others feared what tablet and phone use did to social skills (38%) and children's mental health (32%).

其他家长则担心平板电脑和手机的使用会对社交技能（38%）和儿童心理健康造成影响（32%）。

But many said they set a bad example with their own heavy use of gadgets.

但许多人表示，他们自己过度使用科技产品，给孩子树立了一个坏榜样。

Compiled by security firm Norton, the survey the parents what their children -- ranging in age from five to 16 -- did with gadgets, and how long they spent staring at them.

由安全公司诺顿发起的该调查，涉及到年龄从5岁到16岁孩子的家长，关于孩子们在家使用电子设备的情况以及使用时长。

Based on the findings, children now seem to crave screen time with their tablets and phones more than they do sugar and sweets.

研究发现，比起糖果和甜食，孩子们现在似乎更渴望用平板电脑或手机来上网。

重点词汇：

tame：驯服的; 平淡的; 无精打采的;

excessive：过多的; 过分的; 过度的，极度的; 过逾;

gadgets：小机械，小器具;

crave：渴望，热望; 恳求，恳请; 要求，需要;