Children given digital devices for tantrums ‘fail to learn emotion regulation’

Children given digital devices for tantrums ‘fail to learn emotion regulation’ (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Simply handing a child a mobile phone or tablet when they throw a tantrum may be damaging their ability to manage their emotions, new research suggests.

According to the study, if parents regularly use digital devices to calm their children, that child could have issues with emotion regulation – which could lead to anger management problems in later life.