France, Nov. 24 -- "The current organisation and structuring of children's time depends on constraints that come from outside," the final report said.

Children's time depends on adult working hours - both of parents and educators - as well as "economic and institutional choices, and the availability of transport and facilities".

The 133 participants, who met over seven weekends from June to November, ultimately focused more on school organisation more than on time outside of school. Limits on screens

However, they still proposed limits on screens, whose "omnipresence", they said, "has major consequences for their learning, their health and their development".

They supported putting a ban on social media for those under 15 as well as m...