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When parenting groups focus on optimizing presence instead of simply being present

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.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group of parents is trying to solve presence the way they solve other problems, missing that it might require a completely different approach.

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