Another parental habit that harms children's psyche has been named
Many habits of parents cause harm to their own children. First of all, the child's psyche suffers, which inevitably affects the future.
Experts have named another habit of modern moms and dads that they don’t think is so important anymore – smartphone addiction.
Researchers at the University of Calgary in Alberta have concluded that parents' habit of paying more attention to their smartphones than to their children worsens the mental health of both the adults themselves and their children.
The findings were drawn from a study of more than 1,300 children aged 9 to 11 years.
The subject of the study was symptoms of anxiety and other deviations in schoolchildren that were associated with the use of gadgets by parents.
The studies were conducted from 2020 to 2022.
As a result, it was possible to prove the connection between high levels of childhood anxiety and parents’ dependence on gadgets.
In addition to high levels of anxiety, children also showed signs of ADHD, which scientists associate with adults ignoring the emotional and physical needs of children.
