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[quote=Anonymous]Yeah, our rule was once they "get it" (somewhere between 6 and 12 months), no more phone in front of the kids.

Especially if you're working, let's assume the baby is asleep 8pm-7am (minimum) that means you check your phone and answer texts and stuff on your commute, and then from 5:30-8, you're with your kid and your spouse - playing with your kid, catching up with your spouse, making dinner and having dinner, bedtime routine. Then once the kid is in bed, you have the rest of the evening to be on your phone.

Same in the morning. If you want some phone time, get up before the baby gets up. From 7-8:30am, you are getting the baby up, getting him dressed, feeding him breakfast, playing a little, and getting out the door. You can check your phone on your commute or once you get to the office.

Now, with one kid, you might be able to do some divide and conquer. When we had one, one of us did the morning routine with the kid, while the other had time to themselves. That could be phone time every other day - just out of sight of the baby. Same in the evening - we would spend the evening together as a family, but then one of us would do the bedtime routine, so you might be able to pick up your phone at 7:30 when you're not on bedtime duty.

If you're actually "talking" to someone (ie, not texting) I think you could put your phone on speaker and have a conversation while you play with the baby, but with the phone face down so the screen isn't visible to either of you. But not all the time.

Honestly -  it's going to feel hard/boring at first. You're probably a little addicted. And yes, you WILL miss out on some conversations. Some relationships won't go the distance. But most will, and they'll adjust. But NOW is the chance the develop the family life you want for you and your kid - do you really want to be one foot out the door, essentially, all the time? [/quote]

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