{"id":4736,"date":"2016-01-22T18:45:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T18:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4736"},"modified":"2016-01-22T18:45:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T18:45:11","slug":"report-distracted-parenting-hampers-child-brain-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4736","title":{"rendered":"Report: Distracted Parenting Hampers Child Brain Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Eric Galatas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – Parents, put down your smartphones when you\u2019re taking care of your baby. That\u2019s the message from University of California researchers, who found that fragmented care can disrupt a young child\u2019s brain development and lead to emotional disorders later in life.<\/p>\n

When moms and dads are bonding with infants, said report co-author Hal Stern, a professor at the University of California at Irvine, such everyday interruptions as phone calls and text messages can have long-lasting impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt speaks to the importance of having regular patterns in your interactions with your child,\u201d he said, \u201cand a clear way to do that would be to kind of set the phone aside when it\u2019s reading time or play time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New research indicates such distractions as mobile phone use that interrupt a parent\u2019s care and bonding time with infants, may impair a child\u2019s brain development. Photo: ATA\/Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

Even though the study\u2019s first phase focused on rodents, Stern said it showed that distractions can break the consistent rhythms that developing brains need to ensure the growth of robust neuron networks. He said children need greater assurance that when a parent picks up a book, for instance, that time really is reserved for them.<\/p>\n

Researchers found that erratic care of infants can increase the likelihood of risky behaviors, drug and alcohol use, and depression in adolescence and adult life. Stern said that because mobile phones are so ubiquitous and bring an endless stream of calls, texts and social-media posts, the group\u2019s findings are especially important for today\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs children become adolescents,\u201d he said, \u201cone might expect effects on risk-taking behaviors, and an increased risk of emotional disorders and the like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stern said the next step is to see how these discoveries in rodent behavior apply to people. The team plans to use video analysis of parent care and imaging technology to measure brain development, to find out if limiting distractions today can help prevent problems for tomorrow\u2019s teens and adults.<\/p>\n

The study is online at contecenter.uci.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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