Parents are more likely to use mobile technology to calm children with behaviour difficulties, a new study In the Journal of the American Medical Association for Paediatrics has shown.

Children with social and emotional difficulties are more likely to be given mobile devices, such as iPads, to calm them down, according to the study of 144 children aged 15 to 36 months in low-income families. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details