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Mobile device use leads to few interactions between mother and child during mealtime
9 December 2014, 6:37 pm

Moms who use mobile devices while eating with their young children are less likely to have verbal, nonverbal and encouraging interactions with them. The findings may have important implications about how parents balance attention between their devices with their children during daily life. Parent-child interactions during meal time in particular show a protective effect on child health outcomes such as obesity, asthma and adolescent risk behaviors.

Source: Robotics Research News -- ScienceDaily