http://downtowndharma.com/?p=93 Zen in the City Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://downtowndharma.com/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-32 Jomamma Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:24:52 +0000 http://downtowndharma.com/?p=93#comment-32 I hear ya! Moms especially need to give their iPhones, BlackBerries, etc. a rest. There was an article in the NY Times that talked about how parents now talk or text while walking their babies around the park, not realizing how important it is to speak to them, that it's important for even newborns to hear a certain ammount of words a day. And TV doesn't cut it, nor does listening to mom talk on the phone , they need to see facial expressions and hear the words. I know that I am super conscious these days about checking email while having lunch or breakfast alone with my 3-year-old. It's very tempting but I think about how that will affect her.. that she will learn it's ok to tune people out while you check your phone or what that says about my priorities. I hear ya! Moms especially need to give their iPhones, BlackBerries, etc. a rest. There was an article in the NY Times that talked about how parents now talk or text while walking their babies around the park, not realizing how important it is to speak to them, that it’s important for even newborns to hear a certain ammount of words a day. And TV doesn’t cut it, nor does listening to mom talk on the phone , they need to see facial expressions and hear the words. I know that I am super conscious these days about checking email while having lunch or breakfast alone with my 3-year-old. It’s very tempting but I think about how that will affect her.. that she will learn it’s ok to tune people out while you check your phone or what that says about my priorities.

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