Kids Given Technology to Pacify Tantrums Don’t Learn to Regulate Emotions: New Study

Children come to rely on digital devices for emotional regulation instead of developing internal self-regulatory skills.

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Some parents give children phones and tablets to soothe temper tantrums, but such practices prevent children from learning to regulate their emotions, recent research finds.

This parenting strategy can also put children at risk of having anger management problems and problematic screen use later in life.