"There are actually ways to use technology to create more quality family time....'Technology has brought me closer to my family. Parents need to keep the dialogue open about technology if they don't want to be shut out of their children's lives.'
Let your fingers do the talking. Text with your kids. 'Children can't roll their eyes at you or use a sarcastic tone in a text message...'texting limits negative interactions. Plus, parents tend to be long-winded, and texting is better suited to adolescent attention spans."
- "Family Time 2.0," Better Homes and Gardens magazine
Obviously Better Homes and Gardens never heard of kids "doing hard things" or "children obey your parents in the Lord" or anything like that. I'm not a parent yet, but when that time comes, I don't plan on finding parenting advice from this magazine!
4 comments:
Oh, there is absolutely no possible way to be sarcastic in text! We should do away with speaking altogether! Maybe I'll talk to Jonathan Swift about drafting a proposal...
I'm glad to hear this! I agree completely.
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The above comment was actually posted by my mom, from my account. Of course I agree though, I wrote it in the first place! :)
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