July 10, 2024
Study Suggests Children Given Digital Devices During Tantrums Are Less Able To Manage Negative Emotions Later
HealthDay (7/2) reported, "When your preschooler pitches a fit, handing them a smartphone or tablet is probably the fastest – and the worst – way to stop it, a new study suggests." In the study, "responses showed that when parents leaned on digital emotion regulation, [children] were less able to manage anger and frustration a year later. [Children] who were frequently given devices during cranky times had lower levels of effortful control during the followup." The results were published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Back to Archive