Parents often wonder how technology affects their lives and the lives of their children, and Brandie Wood is one of them.
Brandie is the mother of two twin boys, her happy family lives in Lakeside, California. But lately, Brandie has been curious about how technology affects her relationship with her boys. Did technology and social media affect her ability to be a good mother? Brandie decided to do a little experiment to answer this question, and her results are amazing.
“Today I did an experiment, I watched my boys play. As I sat silently in a corner of the room, I counted the number of times they looked at me for a variety of reasons: to see if I had seen the cool tricks they had just done to seek approval, or disapproval for what they were doing, for watching my reactions. I couldn’t help but wonder: if I was looking at a phone all the time, what message would I have sent them?
28 times my angels would have wondered if the INTERNET is more important to me than they are. 28 times my boys would not have received the attention that most adults seek. 28 times my loves would have wondered if they are emotionally alone, if I am not really there, with them. 28 times my children would be convinced that the person I talk to on the internet is the one who really matters to me, not them.
In a world where we are accepted as most people perceive us, in a world where acceptance means how many likes and followers we have, in a world where the quality of time with those we love has been replaced by isolation and messages written from the other room, I beg you to be different.
Please put technology aside and spend time with family and loved ones. The next generation of children is up to us to teach them how to be adults, not to be too busy on social media, you never know who is watching you in real life and what a terrible message you are sending… ”
Brandie posted this message on Facebook, and millions of parents agreed. SHARE it too, help spread the message, children need us in reality, not in virtual reality!