Overview
- Based on 767 responses nationwide, the study reports that 92% of households use at least one device during meals, mainly smartphones and television.
- Seven in ten respondents say table-time convivencia was better before screens, and about six in ten conflicts at the table are linked to device use.
- Roughly six in ten families say they would put devices away to prioritize one another, yet 42.7% lack agreed rituals, with younger adults less willing to disconnect than older adults.
- Psychologist Tere Díaz warns that screens fragment communication and recommends modeling device-free behavior and adopting non-punitive, family-agreed rules such as using a phone basket.
- Nestlé has launched its “Que la mesa vuelva a unirnos” campaign during its 95th anniversary in Mexico, and executives signal a forthcoming Maggi line designed for air fryers.