Grandma and grandpa never had to deal with this! New research by a team at Edith Cowan University finds many modern parents can’t agree on how to regulate their kids’ use of smartphones and tablets. With no set “rule book” on how to navigate this newly emerging parental problem, parents in a recent survey admit their kids’ mobile use is leading to a whole lot of family arguments and tension. Study authors say most millennial parents are “winging it,” or making it up as they go along, when it comes to their kids’ digital media habits. Children and teens’ mobile use is a significant source of family arguments, they report. Researchers initially set out to better understand just how much modern parents believe smartphones and other devices are influencing their kids’ behavior and development
Young parents don’t know how to handle kids’ screen time habits
