Almost half of Chinese parents play with their mobile phones while talking with their children, according to a new survey.

一项新的调查显示，近一半的中国家长在和孩子聊天时玩手机。

The survey of 4,170 primary and middle school students in six cities was conducted by China Youth and Children Research Center, New Channel Family Education Research Institute and New Family Education Research Institute.

这项针对六个城市的4170名中小学生的调查，是由中国青少年研究中心、新航道家庭教育研究院、新家庭教育研究院联合开展的。

It found that 8 percent of parents often play with their mobile phones when talking with their children and 40 percent sometimes pick up their phones when communicating with them.

调查发现，在与孩子交谈时，8%的家长会经常使用手机，而40%的家长会在与孩子交流时拿起手机。

More than 40 percent of children said their parents do not pay enough attention to them while they are talking, according to the survey.

根据该调查，超过40%的孩子表示，父母在他们说话的时候没有给予他们足够的关注。

The top five topics in parent-student communication are study, what happened in school, interests and hobbies, friends, and the child's future.

家长与孩子交流的前五个话题是学习、学校里发生了什么、兴趣爱好、朋友以及孩子的未来。

Sun Hongyan, from the China Youth and Children Research Center, said interaction between parents and children has changed a great deal in the digital age and the use of electronic devices has become one of the main reasons for parent-child conflicts.

中国青少年研究中心的孙红艳称，在数字时代，父母和孩子之间的互动已经发生了很大的变化，电子设备的使用已经成为父母和孩子冲突的主要原因之一。

Children often resort to the internet to talk to others when they do not have enough communication with their parents, she said, advising parents to treat children in an equal and sincere manner, listen to them, respect them and maintain eye contact while talking.

她表示，当孩子们与父母没有足够的交流时，他们会经常求助于互联网与他人交谈。孙红艳建议父母在交谈时应以平等和真诚的态度对待孩子，倾听他们的心声，尊重他们，并保持眼神交流。