Smartphone danger: Distracted parenting

"Mama, put the phone AWAY."

That's my kid talking to me, and she's only 3.

She's scolding me, but she's scolding you, too.

So listen up.

I understand your work pays the bills and you only have time to connect to people through Tweeting your mood or reading your cousin's latest Facebook update. I really do get it. My phone is wearing holes in my favorite jeans.

As for me, I'm afraid a boss may accuse me of failing utterly in my latest project if I don't respond to her e-mail immediately. I also read the newspaper on my phone when I'm too sleepy to find my shoes to go outside and get the real thing. And I get into the Twitter discussion of the latest natural disaster, of which there are many these days.

via Smartphone danger: Distracted parenting - CNN.