Smartphone

Why Telling Your Teen "Stop Using the Phone" Makes Them Use It More

A study of 1,300 Chinese middle schoolers identified a serial mediation path: parental psychological control triggers psychological reactance, which drives smartphone overuse, which harms mental health. The more parents “control,” the stronger the rebound.

Checking Your Phone While Playing with Your Child — Nearly Every Parent Does It, but Is It Harmless?

A study of 170 families found that even “normal” levels of phone interruptions during parent-child time were associated with more child behavior problems — and the effect was stronger in higher-income households.