Put your phone away while I’m talking to you. No texting while driving. Stop oversharing on social media. Learn to balance technology with other activities. Notifications keep you from being present with your family.
Sounds like the average parent talking to the average teen in 2023.
Except it’s not. It represents some of the rules kids believe their parents should follow. (This was back in 2016.)
In 2016, the University of Washington and the University of Michigan studied children ages 10-17. Researchers posed a simple question. What phone rules do you wish your parents followed?
As we explore how technology affects families, we should note what our kids observe about our phone use. The 2016 study found that children’s rules for their parents fell into several main categories.