Parents distracted by technology

Children more likely to make risky actions.

Mobile phones and tablet computers are becoming a dangerous distraction for parents who are supposed to care for children.

According to a study children are more likely to take actions that are dangerous when people are distracted monitor, such as writing messages or talking on the phone.

Researchers observed some parents choose at random, who are cared for children in the park. They measured factors such as their level of commitment and how they seemed distracted. They also looked at how often children tried to do dangerous actions like throwing out or throwing lisharëset moving from high places.

Children whose caregivers were more distracted, so behave more dangerous than others. Electronic devices such as mobiles were responsible for 30% of cases of distraction.

Study author Ruth Milanaik the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, said that for the safety of children, parents should limit the time spent with technological equipment, especially when caring for them.