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>>> THE DAYS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID DIGITAL DISTRACTIONS.
BUT ACCORDING TO EXPERTS , IT'S
IMPERATIVE TO TRY.
ONE STANFORD PSYCHOLOGIST SAID
THAT BECOMING IN DISTRACTIBLE
IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT
SKILL FOR THE 21st CENTURY.
LET THAT SINK IN.
SPEAKING OF HANK PICTURE PHONE
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DOWN . >> MY BAD, I AM DISTRACTED.
WE ARE HERE WITH HANK DENSON,
MEREDITH HATFIELD, AND SARAH
BRAGG.
BRAGG.
BRAGG. THIS ARTICLE SAYS TEACH YOUR
KIDS TO BECOME IN DISTRACTIBLE.
WHO STRUGGLES WITH THAT ?
>> MY KIDS ARE GREAT AT ALL
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THEY ARE PERFECT.
>> I'M EASILY DISTRACTED. ONE
OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT
PARENTS ARE MAKING ARE NOT
EMPOWERING THEIR KIDS TO
CONTROL THEIR TIME.
ONE SUGGESTION IS TO START
YOUNG, MAKE SURE THEY
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING
PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS IF YOU
ARE USING THAT iPAD.
IT SEEMS THAT MINOR. WHAT YOU
THINK ABOUT THAT?
IN TERMS OF TEACHING THEM THE
IMPORTANCE OF TIME MANAGEMENT?
>> I FEEL IT'S A LOFTY.
I THINK WE NEED TO START
SOMEWHERE.
SOMEWHERE. BUT DEVELOPMENTALLY.
BUT DEVELOPMENTALLY. TWO-YEAR-OLD IS NOT GOING TO
GET THAT.
GET THAT.
GET THAT. MAYBE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD?
IN THE ARTICLE HE HAD A FIVE-
YEAR-OLD.
YEAR-OLD.
YEAR-OLD. I HAVE TWO GIRLS BUT ONE OF
THEM JUST DOESN'T COMPUTE THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. WE
WAY. WE ARE DEALING WITH DIFFERENT
PERSONALITIES.
PERSONALITIES. >> I HAVE THREE KIDS.
AND I FEEL LIKE MY DAUGHTER IS
MORE FOCUSED ON TIME
MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT. GETTING HER WORK DONE MY BOYS
ARE PROCRASTINATORS.
ARE PROCRASTINATORS. THEY ARE NOT AS GOOD WITH TIME
MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT. >> I'M EASILY DISTRACTED.
HOW MAY TIMES DO YOU PICK UP
YOUR PHONE.
YOUR PHONE. KIDS LEARNED FROM US.
IT IS OUR BEHAVIOR.
SO WATCH YOUR BEHAVIOR.
IF YOU SAY I AM DONE WITH MY
PHONE FOR THE DAY.
THEN THE KIDS ARE LIKE ME TOO.
THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF YOU
DON'T DO IN FRONT OF THEM.
>> WHEN I PICK UP MY KIDS FROM
CARPAL I WILL SEE MOMS NOT
INTERACTIVE.
INTERACTIVE. THE MOM IS ON THE PHONE, THE
KID IS ON THE PHONE.
IT REALLY SAD.
>> I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT
KATE HAD A LOT OF HOMEWORK.
AND I THOUGHT WHAT I MY
MISSING.
MISSING.
MISSING. AND SHE SAID I THOUGHT YOUR
HELPING ME.
HELPING ME. I RECENTLY MET WITH HER
TEACHER.
TEACHER.
TEACHER. AND THEY SAID EVEN AT THAT
YOUNG AGE, IT COMES DOWN TO
WRITING THINGS ON THE BACK OF
THE BATHROOM DOOR.
IT SEEMS SO ELEMENTARY.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR ROOM ARE
ALL THE LIGHTS OFF IN THE
DRAWERS CLOSED.
DRAWERS CLOSED. AND AS THEY GET OLDER IT SEEMS
MILITANT.
MILITANT.
MILITANT. BUT FOR SOME KIDS THAT'S THE WAY
TO KEEP THEM ON TRACK.
>> EVEN ADULTS.
I HAVE A DRY ERASE BOARD AND WE
WRITE EVERYTHING ON IT .
>> MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE
DEVELOPING AND LEARNING SO MUCH
THAT THEY ARE LITERALLY LOSING
PART OF THEIR BRAIN.
WHEN WE TELL OUR 11-YEAR-OLD TO
PICK UP THE TOWELS.
THEY LITERALLY ARE LOSING
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. AND WHEN THEY PUT ALL THAT
TECHNOLOGY ON.
TECHNOLOGY ON. THEY'RE REPLACING WHAT THEY ARE
LOSING.
LOSING.
LOSING. >> THE THING IS I LOOK AT IT AS
ALL THE THINGS THAT I AM GIVING
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. HE
HIM. HE MAY NOT NEED.
I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR TEACHERS.
I KNOW THEY ARE AMAZING. BUT IN
SOME ASPECTS THEY DON'T SEE THE
CREATIVE SIDE OF THE KID.
WE TAKE SO MUCH OF WAY.
BUT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO
LATER IN LIFE.
IT ACTUALLY PUTS THEM BEHIND IF
WE PUT THEM INTO A GENERIC WAY
OF FOLGER CLOSE, CLEAN YOUR
ROOMS , THAT'S NOT GOING TO GET
THEM A JOB .
>> WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR MIND AS
TO HOW TO TEACH THIS GENERATION.
THE LITTLE ONES THAT ARE COMING
UP.
UP.
UP. WHERE
UP. WHERE THEY'VE HAD TECHNOLOGY
FROM DAY ONE.
EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD TEACH
CONSUMER SKEPTICISM.
CONSUMER SKEPTICISM. TO TEACH THEM THAT THESE APPS
ARE MEANT TO KEEP US HOOKED.
DO YOU THINK THAT APPROACH
WOULD WORK?
WOULD WORK? >> I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT SNAPCHAT.
OUT SNAPCHAT. THERE ARE SO MANY APPS THAT MY
KIDS USE THAT I DO NOT
UNDERSTAND.
UNDERSTAND. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY BOYS ARE
INTO THE GAMING. EVERY DAY I
FEEL LIKE THERE IS A NEW APP
AND IT'S OVERWHELMING. IT'S
HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE
CHANGES
CHANGES
CHANGES >> I DO ALL OF IT.
BUT WILL YOU TEACH US , HAVE A
SEMINAR .
SEMINAR .
SEMINAR . >> I MADE MY SON THE CREATIVE
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR. I HAND HIM THE PHONE, THIS IS
WHAT I NEED.
AND HE WILL POST ON IT.
FOR FORTNITE.
FOR FORTNITE. IT'S A BUSINESS.
THEY MAKE $50 MILLION A MONTH.
AND IT'S ALL IN THE GAME APPS.
IF YOU'RE GOOD YOU ARE LEVELING
UP THE KIDS.
THE KIDS THAT PLAY WITH YOU FOR
OVER AN HOUR YOU SHOULD CHARGE
THEM FOR YOUR TIME.
GET A VENMO ACCOUNT.
YOU CAN TELL THEM FIVE DOLLARS
FOR MY TIME.
I AM MAKING YOU BETTER.
HE WAS PAYING FOR HIS OWN
AVATAR.
AVATAR.
AVATAR. LET'S MAKE THIS A BUSINESS.
NOW HE'S LIKE I HAVE THREE
PEOPLE PLAYING WITH ME.
AND IT'S A FIVE DOLLARS APIECE.
IF YOU'RE NOT MAKING THE MONEY
UNPLUG IT.
UNPLUG IT. >> ANOTHER SUGGESTION IS HELP
THEM FEEL EMPOWERED.
I DID THIS WITH KATE.
I GOT A DIGITAL ALARM.
SO THAT YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS THE
BAD GUY.
BAD GUY.
BAD GUY. I THINK IT MAKES THEM FEEL SO
MUCH BETTER. WHEN THEY'RE
SETTING THE ALARM TO WAKE UP.
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
THESE ARE ALL TIPS TO HELP THEM
BE LESS DISTRACTED AND STAY ON
TRACK.
TRACK.
TRACK. >>
TRACK. >> YOU ARE ASKING THEM
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. WHAT YOU THINK IS A GOOD AMOUNT
OF TIME TO BE ON TECHNOLOGY.
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU'VE
BEEN ON TECHNOLOGY FOR TWO
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. HELPING THEM SOLVE THOSE
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED.
WE ARE ALL ADDICTED TO OUR
PHONES.
PHONES.
PHONES. YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO HAVE
RESTRAINT.
RESTRAINT. >> AND WE WANT THEM TO LEAVE.
I HAVE A 21-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
ALL SHE DID WAS SOCCER.
MY SON IS AN ATHLETE AND HE
DOES COMPUTERS.
DOES COMPUTERS. HE LEARNED A LOT OF STUFF ON
HIS OWN.
HIS OWN.
HIS OWN. MY THING WAS YOU NEED TO SHOW
ME SOMETHING.
ME SOMETHING. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
PARTNER.
PARTNER.
PARTNER. WHEN THEY'RE 15 AND 16 THEY'RE
GOING TO STOP TALKING TO YOU.
FOR HIM BEING DISTRACTED I KNOW
THAT I'LL PUT A TIME ON IT.
WHEN I GO IN THERE HE'S
DESTROYING ME AND IT'S HURTFUL.
ALL GO IN THERE AND GET MY BUTT
KICKED.
KICKED.
KICKED. BUT I AM LEARNING THE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. A LOT OF KIDS ARE TALKING
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. I
ONLINE. I WANT TO KNOW THE VERBIAGE
HE'S USING.
HE'S USING. AND THE TIMELINE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A BOOK
ABOUT NUTRITION AND SNACKS.
NUTRITION AND GAMING.
MOST KIDS DON'T EAT RIGHT.
BUT THAT'S BRILLIANT.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS.
>> I WALK AROUND ALL DAY
DISTRACTED.
DISTRACTED. >> WE ONLY HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.
HOW DO WE TEACH OURSELVES TO
BECOME LESS DISTRACTED.
LET'S FACE IT HOW OFTEN ARE WE
ON FACEBOOK.
ON FACEBOOK. HOW DO WE MAKE OURSELVES STOP.
WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR GOALS?
>> I'M GOING TO WORK BETWEEN
THESE HOURS.
THESE HOURS. I'M GOING SAID THAT DO NOT
DISTURB ON MY COMPUTER.
I'M GOING TO STAY FOCUSED
>> I ASKED MY MOM IF I GOT SICK
AT SCHOOL AND YOU WERE NOT AT
HOME AND THERE WAS NO ANSWER
MACHINE WHAT DID YOU DO?
>> THEY TEXT AND CALL.
IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD.
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON CALL
24 SEVEN.
24 SEVEN.
24 SEVEN. >> THAT'S A REAL QUESTION.
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
DISTRACTIONS ARE NOT
DETRIMENTAL.
DETRIMENTAL. >> DON'T HAVE SO MANY PHONE
CHARGERS.
CHARGERS.
CHARGERS. MOVE IT TO SOMEWHERE FAR REMOTE.
BUT MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS A LOSING
MY CHARGER
MY CHARGER >> AS SOON AS YOU CHARGER BACK
AND YOU ADD MORE DISTRACTIONS
>> THEY HAD SOME REALLY GREAT
POINTS.
POINTS.
POINTS. WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS LIST
UP.
UP.
UP. AND
UP. AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL ALL BE
LESS DISTRACTIBLE IN THE NEW
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> I'M NOT PAYING ATTENTION
RIGHT