The article reflects on the challenges parents face in balancing attention between their children and smartphones. TikTok creator Alexis Novoa pointedly highlights that today's children compete with phones for their parents' attention, contrasting it with past generations competing with jobs or adults. While smartphones are essential tools for work and communication, they can also lead to distractions, causing parents to lose valuable moments with their kids. The piece prompts self-reflection on how daily phone use may impact parenting dynamics and emphasizes the importance of mindful engagement with children.
"Something that absolutely destroyed me as a mom...the generation of children that we are raising are in competition with our phones for our attention."
"It's often said that our generation of kids was in competition with our parents' jobs for attention...those two points of competition feel less alarming than our phones."
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