Most Parents Phub Sometimes – But Habitual Phubbing Has Consequences

Phubbing, a portmanteau of phone and snubbing, is "extremely common" – a therapist shares advice for kicking the habit.

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

We’ve all been there: you’re doing a food shop on your phone or pinging an email to a colleague, and your child asks you something.

You’re so engrossed that you don’t really hear them. Then you look up and see your kid just standing there, looking at you and your phone. You have no idea what they’ve said.

If you haven’t phubbed – that’s a portmanteau of “phone” and “snubbed” – your kids, you’re probably in the minority.

One survey found 62% of people reported looking at their phone while having a face-to-face conversation with someone else. Partners, friends and siblings were most likely to be phubbed, followed........

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