In The News- Study Says Cell Phones Disrupting family Life

BabyCenter News - Cell Phones Disrupt Family Life
"FRIDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News)- Cell phones and pagers, part of the technological revolution that was supposed to liberate everyone, are tethering people to their jobs to an unprecedented degree, to the point where family life is suffering."
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This article hit close to home for me. I keep two little boys along with my daughter and one of the little boy's moms is always on her cell phone when she comes to the door. Sometimes she'll stand outside on the porch and talk for 5 or 10 minutes while her son stares at her out the window and waits for her to come in and get him. It gives him a message about what's really important to mom :(

On a similar note, I HATE going out with friends who are constantly glued to their phones when we are out. I'm the type who WILL say something. I don't have a problem with an occasional phone call, but some people go overboard with it. Another pet peeve is people at the mall or grocery store who are talking on their cell phones and don't watch where they are going. Ugh. Teenagers at dinner talking on thier cell phones is another biggie. If you can't go to dinner with your family without chatting on the phone, then you have a problem. The parents are really the BIGGEST problem for not stopping this behavior.