NEWS RELEASE 10-JUL-2024 Researchers found that when children are given digital devices to calm their tantrums, they don’t learn how to regulate their emotions, which could lead to severe problems later in life Peer-Reviewed PublicationEÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact...
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Kids given ‘digital pacifiers’ to calm tantrums fail to learn how to regulate emotions, study finds
JUNE 28, 2024 by Frontiers Credit: CC0 Public DomainTantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children’s emotional development. An international team of researchers has investigated how giving children digital devices acting as “digital pacifiers” to avoid or manage tantrums impacts children’s later anger management...