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Parents who prioritize the phone send a negative message to their children.

"Phubbing" is snubbing others through preferring your phone.

Negative phone habits can create smartphone addiction in children.

The power of positive attention can reverse negative communication.

How would you feel if you arrived home excited to greet your family and they couldn’t tear themselves away from their phone screens to even acknowledge your arrival? (Some of you might already be experiencing this). Being ignored is a terrible sensation in any situation. For the emotionally sensitive, it can be devastating. Attention communicates interest, affection, and love. Distraction creates dissatisfaction. Parents who spend too much time on the phone instead of interacting with their children send a negative message: the invisible person on the other line is more important than you.

True, we need to stay connected in the digital world, especially in a day and age where everyone from your spouse to your boss expects you to respond right away. You can, however, strategize your phone settings and your social schedule to ensure your reliability doesn’t compromise your relationships.

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