Digital Trends: parents' phone use study

- Digital Trends reported today that a recent Frontiers study found parents' excessive smartphone use weakens emotional bonds with children, the researchers said. - The study linked higher parental phone use to reduced parent-child interactions and flagged long-term developmental and psychological effects, the paper's abstract said. - The paper was published in Frontiers in Psychology on July 8, 2026, the journal listing shows. (digitaltrends.com)