Parental technoference: literature review of the links with the quality of parenting and the socio-emotional development of young children

In recent years, concerns have been raised about the impact of parents' use of digital tools in the presence of young children. This type of situation, known as "technoference", has recently attracted the attention of researchers. This review aims to bring together existing literature on the links between parental technoference, the quality of parenting and the socio-emotional development of young children. The literature search carried out in four databases highlighted that parental technoference in everyday life could affect the parent-child relationship. The results suggest that parents are less attentive, less sensitive and more severe towards their children when using a digital tool. In addition, negative effects on children's affect, emotional regulation and behavior during parental use of a device were also reported. Further longitudinal research is needed to better understand the effect of technoference on the quality of parenting and on children's socio-emotional development.