Research shows that parents' technology usage, termed "technoference," significantly hinders children's cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development. A comprehensive study analyzed data from over 14,900 participants across ten countries, revealing that children with tech-savvy parents displayed poor attention skills, heightened anxiety, and a weaker attachment to parents. These behaviors arise even from brief distractions, indicating that whether parents casually check their devices or engage for longer periods, the effects on children are profound and detrimental, often mirroring the parents' own screen time habits.
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.
Technoference occurs when your devices steal attention away from your child, and it turns out, it's doing more harm than we might expect.
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