Is it fair to simply tell parents to use their phones less? A qualitative analysis of parent phone use
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When social systems constrain families' access to these opportunities, caregivers may need to rely on mobile devices for entertainment or stress relief.
“when social systems constrain families’ access to these opportunities, caregivers may need to rely on mobile devices for entertainment or stress relief.52”
From Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents: Technical Report (2026) · cites this paper as [52]
The paper’s table of parent responses describes caregivers using phones for distraction, games and relief during stressful parenting moments. Its discussion also describes phone use as a temporary escape from negative feelings. The paper does not establish that social systems constrain families’ access to other opportunities or that such constraints make caregivers rely on devices. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSome caregivers indicate that during moments of frustration with their children, they use their mobile devices to seek parenting advice.
“some caregivers indicate that during moments of frustration with their children, they use their mobile devices to seek parenting advice.52”
From Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents: Technical Report (2026) · cites this paper as [52]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredFor families, digital media can provide crucial support, and different uses are not equivalent.
“Digital media can be a critical source of support for families, and not all ways of using digital media are equivalent.52”
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Hill, D., Ameenuddin, N., Chassiakos, Y. R., Cross, C., Hutchinson, J. W., Levine, A. E., Boyd, R. W., Mendelson, R. A., Moreno, M. A., & Swanson, W. S. (2016) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2016-2591 · Cited by 1,604 · see citing works
A Multi-Domain Self-Report Measure of Coparenting
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Learning on hold: Cell phones sidetrack parent-child interactions.
Reed, J., Hirsh‐Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2017) · Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1037/dev0000292 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
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McDaniel, B. T. (2021) · Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies · doi:10.1002/hbe2.267 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
Self-citationDigital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents: Technical Report
Munzer, T., Milkovich, L. M., Madigan, S., Tomopoulos, S., Parga-Belinkie, J., Ajumobi, T., Cross, C., Gerwin, R., Council on Communications and Media, Radesky, J., et al. (2026) · Pediatrics · doi:10.1542/peds.2025-075321 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Torres, C., Radesky, J., Levitt, K. J., & McDaniel, B. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation (US)
- Corresponding author
- McDaniel, Brandon T.
- Venue
- Acta Paediatrica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-05-07
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 2594-2596
- ISSN
- 0365-1436 (ISSN-L)
- 0803-5253
- 1651-2227
- OpenAlex
- W3157628466
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 12.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Paediatrica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (# 5T32HD079350)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Methods and Impacts
- Keywords
- screen time
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Telephone, Cell Phone
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