My parenting group keeps talking about being more present with our kids but every conversation turns into productivity tips and schedules and I feel like we're missing the point. I want to bring up that maybe presence isn't something you optimize for, but I don't know how without sounding preachy.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group of parents is trying to solve presence the way they solve other problems, missing that it might require a completely different approach.
“Where Are You with Time and parenting — what it means to be there?”
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