A large-scale survey found that some 54% of US teenagers, and 36% of parents of teens, felt that they spent too much time using their smartphones.
The majority of teens and parents alike reported that they felt that family members were distracted by their phone during in-person conversations at least some of the time …
The survey of more than 1,000 parents and 743 teens was carried out by the Pew Research Center. It found that just over half of teens had taken steps to cut back on their phone usage, especially around social media usage and games. That concern is shared by their parents, Pew reports.
