Study links smartphone use with behavioural problems in preschoolers

FILED - The use of electronic devices by preschool children, especially mobile phones and computers, can lead to behavioural difficulties, a new study has found. Photo: Hans-Jürgen Wiedl/dpa

The use of electronic devices by preschool children, especially mobile phones and computers, can lead to behavioural difficulties, a new study has found. 

The study, by the Leipzig Research Centre for Civilisation Diseases (LIFE) at Leipzig University in Germany, also found that preschoolers with peer-relationship problems are more likely to use such devices a year later.