Are Smartphones Hurting Kids' Social Skills?

6:44 AM  Dale Hudson  


A recent study at UCLA indicates smart phones may be limiting face to face interactions and could be hindering social skill development for kids.

The study says smartphones could be a roadblock in children's development of the ability to read emotions.

"You can't learn nonverbal emotional cues from a screen in the way you can learn it from face-to-face communication," says lead author Yalda Uhls.  "If you're not practicing face-to-face communication, you could be losing important social skills."

One thing we do know...smartphones are here to stay and they are being given to kids at younger and younger ages.

What do you think?  Are smartphones hurting kids' social skills?

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