On limiting electronics
I noticed that both my husband and I are on our phones A LOT and it is beginning to worry me. In an age of rapid change, I want my daughter to be technologically savvy but I also want her to develop personal connections with the people around her. I worry that as she grows up, TV, Ipads, and Iphones will take center stage in her life and comparisons to others on social media will damage her self-esteem. In an attempt to prevent such outcomes, I have resolved to do the following: 1. Starting from when she can eat solids, we will eat at the dinning room table as a family without our phones or other electronic devices. Growing up, we always had dinner together as a family and I really enjoyed the attention each evening. It allowed me to share my stories and helped me feel connected to my parents. Though I never told them everything, I think being forced to have dinner with them every night helped me open up to them more then if I had ate alone. 2. We will limit her TV/phone/ipad