The potential cost of not setting screen-time boundaries for your kids ‘has never been higher’ one expert warns

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Another reason it’s harder to set boundaries, she says, is the impact our phones have had on us as parents.

Becky tells parents of teens, it’s best to not start with TikTok.“It’s just not realistic,” she says.

That’s because the more we’re absorbed in our own phones, the more we ourselves are rewired for instant gratification—and the lower our tolerance for frustration becomes.“When our kids whine, complain, push back—which always happens when we set a boundary—we are literally less tolerant of our kids’ pushback because we have developed a higher expectation of gratification and ease because of our reliance on our digital devices,” Kennedy says.

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Author / Journalist: Beth Greenfield

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: Technology Mental health Parenting Smartphones and mobile devices Editor's Picks Social Media

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Published On: 2024-10-15 @ 13:58:51 (10 hours ago)

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