June 14, 2010
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texters and tweeters glued 24/7 to their cellphones.
segments on "tech addicted parents" who have trouble balancing
the attention they give to their babies and their BlackBerrys.
has studied the effect of technology on children and parenting.
"After five years and 300 interviews, she has found that feelings
of hurt, jealousy and competition are widespread," the New York Times
reports.
same three examples of feeling hurt and not wanting to show it
when their mom or dad would be on their devices instead of paying
attention to them: at meals, during pickup after either school or an
extracurricular activity, and during sports events."
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