Parents' cellphone addiction may hinder child development – Swedish study.

Swedish children may be suffering emotional harm because of their mobile phone-dependent parents, a study has found. One in five parents in Stockholm confessed to having lost sight of their child in a “dangerous place” while focusing on a mobile device.

A new survey by YouGov revealed that one in five Swedish parents have been asked by their children to put their mobile phones down. The problem appears to be particularly prevalent in Stockholm where 1 in 3 children complain about their parents’ dependence on mobile devices.

“Parents put down their kids and pick up their phones. It's like this all the time," preschool teacher Anna Lindelöf told Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet. "Kids have to play by themselves while parents sit and stare at Facebook.”

The study included 521 parents from across Sweden, posing them the question: Have your children ever complained about your smartphone or tablet usage during activities or vacation?

http://rt.com/news/swedish-parents-lose-children-082/