Could smartphones be hindering kids’ social skills?

DETRIMENTAL: According to researchers at UCLA, digital media is limiting face to face interractions and could be hindering social skill development for young people.

A small study from the University of California Los Angeles psychology department concludes absorption in digital media could be a roadblock in children's development of the ability to read emotions. 

Researchers compared two groups of sixth graders (ages 11-12) and found one group performed significantly better at recognising emotions after five days with no digital media, not even television.