Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago

Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by bargl on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @07:55PM (#15803535)

I think I need to give this a try. I may have to put my phone in a "dead zone" box or something when I get home so that I can be off and present with them.

I like the idea of turning on a ringtone so I can be reached but also not always surfing youtube/facebook/hacker news/etc. I don't know why but getting my computer out to do something seems a lot more effort and I'm less likely to do it.

I'm going to try this out tonight and go for 2 weeks to see how it goes. I'll re-assess then.

Thanks your comment was the impetuous I needed to figure out a way to do it without getting rid of the smart phone the rest of the day.

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by nickhalfasleep on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @09:37AM (#15807052)

Another thing to try is put the phone on a shelf with car keys when you get home, and only pick it up after the kids are in bed. The feeling of "phantom phone" and the desire to check it are real. I totally empathise with you.

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