As per a survey, 8 in 10 mothers feel that technology has made life easier and almost 70 per cent mothers claim that they depend on their smartphones for raising their children.
According to a survey conducted by YouGov, parenting apps are being increasingly used by mothers in India and technology has also given a push. The study indicated that mothers depend on their family and support groups and young mothers (50%) also consult online blogs for information about parenting as opposed to older moms (41%).
YouGov interviewed around 700 mothers with children between less than 12 months till up to 18 years of age with two categories – young and old mothers.
The moms with kids between 12 months and 3 years were put in the young mom category while moms with older kids were put in the older mom category.
Although technology plays an important role in the lives of these mothers, they fear certain aspects of it, the results showed.
The biggest fear for a parent in the digital age also turned out to be technology related, over 76 per cent mothers consider protecting their child from online dangers such as cyberbullying a challenge, the study said.