There are many situations where the effects of texting and using smartphones have become abundantly clear. Texting while driving, for example, causes a 400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road.
One mom started to wonder what exactly happened when you start taking your eyes off your life and your children after she realized she had spent an entire afternoon at the playground with her twin boys with her eyes glued to her phone.
“Today I did an experiment, I watched my boys play,” Brandie Johnson wrote. “As I sat quietly in the corner of the room I tallied how many times they looked at me for various reasons: to see if I saw their cool tricks, to seek approval or disapproval for what they were doing, and to watch my reactions. I couldn’t help but wonder if I was on some sort of technology what message would I have been sending?”
With her pen and paper in hand, Brandie tallied a total of 28 looks from her boys, which she normally would have missed entirely. “28 times my angels would have wondered if the World Wide Web was more important than them. 28 times my boys would have not received the attention most adults are searching for. 28 times my loves would have questioned if they were alone emotionally. 28 times my kids would have been reassured that who you are online is what really matters.”
Brandie felt she had failed her sons for not giving them her undivided attention, but vowed to be more present for her children and loved ones. “Please put down your technology and spend some time with your family & loved ones. The next generation of children is counting on us to teach them how to be adults, don’t be too busy on social media, you never know who is watching and what message you are sending,” she wrote.
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[Featured image credit: Facebook/Brandie Johnson]
Mom Puts Down Her Phone And Realizes How Much She’s Been Missing is an article from: LifeDaily