Is Wi-Fi Making Our Kids Sick?

The French government has just banned Wifi in nursery schools: should we be worried for our kids?

In February this year, the French government banned Wi-Fi in nursery schools.

In Germany, the government has recommended that the use of Wi-Fi in the workplace or home should be avoided where possible. 

However, here in Australia, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has declared that it’s totally fine for Aussie schools to have Wi-Fi networks as there is, “no established scientific evidence showing that the low exposure to radio waves from Wi-Fi adversely affects the health of children”.

So, the question is, who is right?

Digging a little deeper into the ‘is Wifi safe’ debate, there are multiple opinions across the world and the debate seems to be changing with new information coming to light all the time.

In fact here in Australia, the government has just put 5 million dollars behind the recently established health initiative - The Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research — in order to study the effects of electromagnetic energy on brain function. So far, they centre has found no clear evidence that low-level electromagnetic radiation has an impact on health. 

So we can all breathe a sigh of relief, right? 

Wrong.

The Centre’s director, Professor Rodney Croft, told News that while this is the current case, “there is not enough information, particularly relating to children, to be sure that it doesn’t’’.

So where do we all stand now?

According to ARPANSA, “On the basis of current scientific information, ARPANSA sees no reason why Wi-Fi should not continue to be used in schools and in other places. However, ARPANSA recognises that exposure to RF EME from Wi-Fi and other wireless devices can be of concern to some parents. ARPANSA will continue to review the research into potential health effects of RF EME emissions from Wi-Fi and other devices in order to provide accurate and up to date advice.”

But on their website it states that if parents are concerned about the effects of Wifi on kids they should, consider increasing the distance to Wi-Fi equipment and reduce the amount of time you use Wi-Fi equipment.

Is anyone else confused about whether or not Wifi is safe for their kids? 


Is Wifi something you worry about, especially in schools?

Source : nickjrparents[dot]com[dot]au

post from sitemap