These days, it's so easy to shoot off a text or WhatsApp message to our loved ones and not chat with them properly for a while, especially if you also don't happen to live nearby.
But according to an expert, this 'throwaway behaviour' of texting won't help strengthen our emotional connections with friends and family.
Behavioural psychologist Jo Hemmings has partnered with Tesco Mobile to share how beneficial talking on the phone is for our well-being, claiming to have pinpointed the exact amount of time we should be spending on a call or on video chat each day with our nearest and dearest.
