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Parents Who Phub Could Push Their Kids Towards Phone "Addiction"

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Phubbing: you’ve probably done it, and you probably hate it. Ignoring other people in favor of staring in rapt attention at your phone is unlikely to lead to relationship or social success. But have you ever thought about the impact that parents’ phubbing can have on their kids? A new study has found some evidence for a link between parental phubbing and smartphone addiction in kids of junior high age. If you’re not familiar with the term “phubbing”, let’s break it down: It’s a portmanteau of the words “phone” and “snubbing”, and just refers to any situation where someone is…

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