33. Be Present With Your Children

A couple of weeks ago my partner Deryk and I were at the park with our girls and we saw a mom chasing her daughter around the playground with her phone in her hand. And I don't want to judge...perhaps she was waiting for an important call. But the reality is, probably not. And this certainly wasn't the first time I've seen a parent connected to their technology, I've seen parents mindlessly scrolling through their phones while their children play. Too many times to count.

I also came across a story in the news just weeks ago with a full page photo of a baby sitting in front of an iPad. I only read a small portion of the story but it was basically saying how cute and adorable that this little baby would wake and ask for Old MacDonald's Farm every morning. This isn't cute or adorable. It's alarming.