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Parents, Wired to Distraction
The Journal of Pediatrics published a new study about how mobile devices are disrupting family relationships. The researchers spent time observing 55 families dining in Boston area fast-food restaurants.
Guess who was the biggest culprit of mobile device abuse? Guess who was the most distracted? It wasn't the children or even the teenagers. It was the parents. You probably don't need new research to guess this result: "Adults who were typing and swiping were more fully focused on their screens than those who were making phone calls. The ones paying most attention to their children were, of course, not doing any of those things." And here's another no-brainer: "Children can feel hurt by this lack of attention."