Published On: July 21st, 2019|

NPR – Anya Kamenetz

“Parents of young children pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day, according to a pilot study Radesky recently published. But most of the parents in that study underestimated both how often they picked up their phones and how much time they spent on them. If glancing at the phone is partly an unconscious habit, as Radesky’s study suggests, it could get dangerous. In at least two situations, distracted parenting can be a literal life or death issue — when you are driving and when you are at the pool.” (more)