Don’t Text and Parent
Kids have a new rivalry in their lives: their parents' devices. I know kids are glued to their screens; too, but how will they learn moderation if we don't model it for them? Back in 2009, a study found that for every hour a TV is on in the home parents speak 500 to 1000 less words per day to their child. Imagine what it is today. So, to avoid distraction, set your phone down. Be intentional about being available. We tell them not to text and drive. Don't text and parent.
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Kids have a new rivalry in their lives: their parents' devices. I know kids are glued to their screens; too, but how will they learn moderation if we don't model it for them? Back in 2009, a study found that for every hour a TV is on in the home parents speak 500 to 1000 less words per day to their child. Imagine what it is today. So, to avoid distraction, set your phone down. Be intentional about being available. We tell them not to text and drive. Don't text and parent.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Hey, don’t text and drive. And don’t text and parent.
Ron: Hey, don’t text and drive. And don’t text and parent.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Kids have a new rivalry in their lives: their parents’ devices. Yeah, I know kids are glued to their screens, too. But how will they learn moderation if we don’t model it for them? Kids are finding it hard to get their parent’s attention. Frustrating to engage them in dialogue. Back in 2009, a study found that for every hour a TV is on in the home parents speak 500 to 1000 less words per day to their child.1 Imagine what it is today.
So, to avoid distraction, set your phone down. Be intentional about being available. We tell them not to text and drive. Don’t text and parent. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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1 https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/parents-wired-to-distraction/?mcubz=3
