India, May 6 -- Recently, researchers conducted study related to 'technoference', a situation when phones or tablets take away the attention of parents from their children, according to StudyFinds.
A team from the University of Wollongong in Australia looked at results from 21 studies involving nearly 15,000 people in 10 countries. Their findings showed that when parents often use phones or tablets around their young children, the kids tend to have weaker thinking skills, more behavior problems, and spend more time on screens themselves.
The researchers noted that over 70 percent of parents say they use devices while playing with their kids or during meals. Nearly 90 percent admit to checking their phone at least once while spending time ...