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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We made a family rule of no phones unless absolutely necessary (work call or critical email) or to call family members once everyone is home for the day. I was getting sick of my own phone use too, so I framed it as "we need to commit to this together because it's just not necessary to always be staring at devices." There are a ton of articles out there about how great it is to free yourself of your phone, you could say something like "I keep reading these articles about unplugging and I'd really like to try it myself bc I'm worried I'm missing out on other things, would you do it with me so we can hold each other accountable?" That way it's a joint commitment rather than a critique of just his behavior. [/quote]

This is a form of abandonment by proxy. He is there but he isn't.

Just say that this job is such that requires full attention and there is a no phone rules. If he need to access it he should plan ahead and follow some system. A child need a human contact, stimulation and interaction. The phone is in the way of all of this.[/quote]

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