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Why your kid won't put down the smartphone – it's not your fault

  • Written by Meghan Owenz, Assistant Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, Penn State
Why your kid won't put down the smartphone – it's not your faultIt's important to know how technology affects the human brain.John M Lund Photography Inc/Stone via Getty Images

Nearly three-quarters of parents are concerned that their kids’ use of mobile devices may be harmful to them or to family relationships – and that was from research done before the pandemic.

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