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WE HAVE THEM WITH US IN THE
CAR, WHEN WE SLEEP, EVEN IN
THE BATHROOM.IT SEEMS LIKBAD FOR KIDS AND
TEENS.ABC 2'S CASSIE CARLISLE
FOLLOWED A FAMILY THROUGH
SUMMER BREAK - TRACKING THEIR
USAGE.CASSIE - THE AMHOURS.
AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A POINT OF
CONTENTION WITH THE FAMILY.WHEN IT'S TOO MUCH?(mom)we
have three kids and so we're
going in a lot of different
directions all the time and I
think as parents you walkhat
line between what's convenient
for you, what's going to work
for your family and what you
feel like what m
WITH HER FAMILY.STUDIES SAY
KIDS ARE STUNTED EMOTIONALLY
AND SOCIALLY IF THEY'RE
CONSUMED BY TECHNOLOGY.
(mom)the more they're onSO WE LEFT A
CAMERA IN THEIR LIVING ROOM
FOR 24 HOURS TO TRACK THEIR
TECH TIME.THE EVIDENCE--
PRETTY SURPRISING.ON THAT DAY
ALONE HER EIGHTHROUGH THE LIVING ROOM --
THEY HAVE THEIR PHONE IN HAND.
THE FAMILY ALSO DOWNADED AN
APP-- WHICH TRACKED THEM FOR A
MONTH.IT SHOWS THEIR DAILY
HABITS-- MOM, DAD AND ON TLONG THEY THINK
THEY'RE USING ELECTRONICS-- IT
GOT HEATED BETWEEN THE KIDS.
(abby toward Brother )you're
rolling your eyes, it's more
like four or five, nuh uh,
yeah it is, you spend like
half the dayAGREE ON THE UNSAID DINNER
RULE.(dad)We all do not have
our ones at the table so I
think that is one thing we've
done pretty well throughout
the year
and the pros and cons of
that.BONNIE HOPES OTHER
PARENTS SEE THIS AS A WAKE UP
CALL-- TO AT LEAST START A
FACE TO FACE CONVERSATION we're spending on the
phone and the pros and cons of
that.BONNIE HOPES OTHER
PARENTS SEE THIS AS A WAKE UP
CALL-- TO AT LEAST START A
FACE TO FACE CONVERSATION.
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