Put down your smartphones if you want to help your children, ESRI tells parents

Report also questions impact of device bans, saying evidence is ‘inconclusive’

Parent on phone ignoring child. Picture posed

Irish parents’ overuse of smartphones is damaging their children’s mental health, a new report from the ESRI says.

The 70-page research document recommends parenting programmes, adding that the Government should acknowledge socio-economic differences in tackling the problem.

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