The Cleburne Review – Ashley Jones
Parents spend nearly the same amount of time on their devices as their children, according to research from The Genius of Play, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of play in child development. The results of a survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children ages 5 through 18 suggest that families should be finding more scree-free ways to spend time together. Half of the survey’s respondents have been asked by their child to put their phone away, and 79 percent believe that their relationship with their children would benefit if everyone spent less time on devices.