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Parents Urged to Cut Phone Time Around Children
Original: ‘De-Vice’ Your Parenting: Why That ‘Just A Minute’ On Your Phone May Mean More To Your Child
A parenting feature argues that casual moments of phone use — the 'just a minute' promises parents make while scrolling — can carry more emotional weight for children than adults realise. It encourages parents to 'de-vice' their routines and be more present, reflecting ongoing concern about screen time and its effect on child development.
Why now: Debate over parental screen time and its impact on children is a perennial concern that keeps resurfacing in parenting advice.
Evidence
- ‘De-Vice’ Your Parenting: Why That ‘Just A Minute’ On Your Phone May Mean More To Your Child · News18
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