HELLO THERE.
I'M LAUREN PASTRANA.
IS ONCE, MAY 9. LET'S GET A
LOOK AT YOUR TRAVEL FORECAST.
AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE
ARE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH A
BETTER CHANCE OF A COUPLE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA.
IT WILL BE WARM, TOO, IN THE
UPPER 80s AND LOWER 90s ACROSS
THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST.
IN THE MID-ATLANTIC NORTHEAST,
WE ARE SEEING ONE TEMPTRESS,
TOO.
IN THE
, WE WILL BE IN THE 80s.
IT WILL BE COOLER NEW YORK
CITY, WITH A HIGH OF 60 AND A
CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN THERE.
ACROSS THE MIDWEST, 74 CHICAGO,
HOT IN KANSAS CITY WITH A HIGH
OF 90 DEGREES.
IT IS COOL IN FARGO AND
MINNEAPOLIS IN THE 50s AND 60s.
IT IS SOGGY IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST, HIGHS IN THE 50s IN
SEATTLE.
TRIPLE DIGITS FOR PHOENIX AND
TUCSON.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO
EVERY DAY, LOOK AT OUR PHONES.
WE HAVE BECOME ATTACHED TO
THEM.
THERE SOMETHING YOU MAYBE DOING
ON YOUR PHONE THAT CAN BE
RUINING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS.
YUCCA PETERS TAKES A LOOK AT
THE BAD HABIT THAT MANY OF US
CANNOT SEEM TO SHAKE.
Reporter: LIKE IT OR NOT,
YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN FOBBED.
PHONE SNUBBING IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
ON THE PHONE.
THE PHONES MAKE US FEEL MORE
DETACHED AND MORE DISCONNECTED.
WE HAVE 1000 FANS ON FACEBOOK,
BUT WE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION
TO THE 10 PEOPLE AROUND US.
Reporter: THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS HURTING OUR
RELATIONSHIPS.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT
STUDIES THAT HAVE SHOWN THAT
THE QUALITY OF OUR
RELATIONSHIPS ARE SUFFERING.
PEOPLE IN THE BEDROOM, PEOPLE
AT THE DINNER TABLE FEEL MORE
CUT OFF.
THEY HAVE LOWER SELF-ESTEEM.
THEY FEEL MORE DEPRESSED.
THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT GETTING
THE QUALITY OUT OF THE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY HAD
BEFORE.
I KNOW THIS MORNING --
Reporter: WHAT IS BEING ON
THE PHONE IS YOUR JOB?
BEING ON THE PHONE AS MY
ENTIRE BUSINESS.
Reporter: WE MET WITH TWO
DIFFERENT RESIDENTS, BOTH WHO
ADMIT TO SNUBBING THEIR SPOUSES
AND KIDS.
I WILL BE SITTING THERE
WATCHING THEM PLAY, BUT I HAVE
MY PHONE.
YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY PRESENT.
IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY FEEL
THAT.
Reporter: IT MAY NOT BE
ATTENTIONAL -- INTENTIONAL, BUT
THE EFFECTS ARE REAL.
I THINK IT IS RUDE.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE.
YOU SEE YOU GET A TEXT WHILE
YOU ARE AT LUNCH OR DINNER.
IT IS RUDE.
Reporter: DO YOU HAVE A
PROBLEM?
HOW DO YOU REWIRE SUCH A BAD
HABIT?
WE TALK TO THIS WOMAN WHO IS
TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO PUT THE
PHONE DOWN.
I JUST STOPPED GOING ON THE
PHONE.
WE HAVE SUNDAY FAMILY NIGHT,
WHERE NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO BE
ON THE PHONE.
NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE IT
OUT OR THE COMPUTER OR iPAD OR
ANYTHING.
IT IS A SMALL STEP, BUT YOU
KNOW.
Reporter: IT IS SOMETHING
YOU DO NOT MISS IS MUCH WHEN IT
IS AWAY FROM YOU.
EVEN IF THE PHONE IS YOUR
BUSINESS.
MY HUSBAND IS SO AGAINST
SOCIAL MEDIA.
HE WAS LIKE, PUT IT DOWN.
NOW HE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT DOES
FOR MY BUSINESS.
HE HAS LEARNED HOW TO WORK
TOGETHER WITH IT.
Reporter: IF ALL ELSE FAILS
--
YOU CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM.
WHEN SOMEBODY IS AWAY FROM THE
TABLE, CHECK IT.
BUT NOT WHEN SOMEBODY IS
STARING AT YOU AND TALKING
ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TEACH
COMMUNICATION.
YOU SMILE AND NOD AND
APPRECIATE THAT PERSON.
Reporter: SO VALUE YOUR FACE-
TO-FACE INTERACTIONS.
TRY PUTTING THE PHONE AWAY AND
LEAVING IT THERE.
SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE THAT
MAKES IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS.
AFTER ALL, YOUR PHONE WILL BE
THERE WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
YUCCA PETERS, CBS4 NEWS.
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
I AM LAUREN PASTRANA.
WE ARE ON CBSMIAMI.COM.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.