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When children become the adults about screen time

My kids ask me to put my phone away when I am with them and I am ashamed that my children have to parent me about technology.

Laozi
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital addiction can invert natural family hierarchies, forcing children to become guardians of presence their parents have lost.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and intimacy?”

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