You have to model responsible use of technology. Talk to your kids about the universal struggle to regulate technology use, including your own. Offer tips that have worked for you or other people you know. Give your kids permission to call you out when you check your phone when they’re trying to talk to you. Apologize. Show them you’re working on it. When a friend of ours was on vacation with her family, she gave her phone to her husband to stash out of sight. She knew if she had access to it, she’d be too inclined to check her e-mail, taking her out of the moments she wanted to focus on her
...more
