I was at my doctor this week. There were posters on the wall of the waiting room telling parents to stop looking at their phones and pay attention to their children. Posters saying parents need to play with their children. Posters saying children learn to speak by copying, and that you should speak to your children. How sad is that?

The last couple of days, I’ve paid attention to families when I’ve been in a cafe/restaurant. Yesterday, two parents two young girls: both parents on their phones all the time they weren’t actually eating. The two girls spoke to each other. I could see what the father’s phone, he was on Facebook. Today, two parents one small girl: both parents glued to their phones the entire time I was there. The girl had to get up, go round the table and grab her mother to get her attention. That’s bad. That’s harmful to the children.