Research from Australian scientists indicates that parental use of screens around young children negatively impacts their cognitive skills and emotional regulation. Analyzed data from 15,000 children under five found poor performance in tasks related to planning, organization, and attention linked to parents frequently using technology nearby. The study suggests that parental screen usage restricts children's engagement in cognitive development opportunities, leading to increased risks of negative emotions, behavioral issues, and difficulties with sharing and emotional regulation. This underscores the importance of mindful technology use among parents.
When parents frequently engage with screen-based devices in the presence of their children, the children's efforts to interact or seek attention may be met with delayed, dismissive, shallow, or absent responses.
The harmful impact on children seemed to occur regardless of whether or not the screen was distracting a parent from interacting with their child.
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