Great article! I especially loved the Scott Peck quote you shared about how we need to solve this problem ourselves rather than waiting around for someone else to address it. For me that meant switching to a flip phone because I simply could not be trusted to use a smartphone in an intentional way, and I knew I was setting an atrocious example for my kids. Hopefully the dumbphone trend keeps growing!
Thanks, Christina - The Road Less Traveled is one of, if not the, most impactful books I've ever read. And I completely agree with you - I could no longer trust myself to use a smartphone in an intentional way and it got to the point where I was tired of trying to set boundaries with it.
Thank you for writing this. I am not a parent yet but hope to be soon -- preparing for motherhood was my biggest motivation to give up my smartphone. How can you reasonably ask a child not to mimic your behavior? I would love to read more on parenting with a flip phone!
thank you for reading, C.A. i admire your foresight in giving up your smartphone pre-parenthood. and to your point on the mimicking, whether your kid is 2, 8 or 10 (like mine) they each pick up on my behaviors in such different ways - and whether I like it or not, they do as I do. My kids have taught me so much about myself.
Great article! I especially loved the Scott Peck quote you shared about how we need to solve this problem ourselves rather than waiting around for someone else to address it. For me that meant switching to a flip phone because I simply could not be trusted to use a smartphone in an intentional way, and I knew I was setting an atrocious example for my kids. Hopefully the dumbphone trend keeps growing!
Thanks, Christina - The Road Less Traveled is one of, if not the, most impactful books I've ever read. And I completely agree with you - I could no longer trust myself to use a smartphone in an intentional way and it got to the point where I was tired of trying to set boundaries with it.
Thank you for writing this. I am not a parent yet but hope to be soon -- preparing for motherhood was my biggest motivation to give up my smartphone. How can you reasonably ask a child not to mimic your behavior? I would love to read more on parenting with a flip phone!
thank you for reading, C.A. i admire your foresight in giving up your smartphone pre-parenthood. and to your point on the mimicking, whether your kid is 2, 8 or 10 (like mine) they each pick up on my behaviors in such different ways - and whether I like it or not, they do as I do. My kids have taught me so much about myself.