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[quote=Anonymous]Genuine question: How often do you look at your phone?  I'm not trying to be snarky, but what she's doing sounds reasonable to me -- as does your request that she not use her phone outside in the backyard or in other situations where you can both clearly agree that close supervision is required.

So, back to my question: Once covid hit, I learned just how many, many times I touch my face.  Maybe my norms re: phone usage are off, but hers actually sound low to me.  Maybe on the weekend, or whenever she's not working, and you're just at home (vs doing some special activity), notice how many times you use your phone.  It may -- or may not -- give you a slightly different perspective.

As for the baby -- in your position, I wouldn't bring that up until it's an active issue.  To me it would be better to observe a bit -- if you feel it would give you additional information -- and discuss your concerns about extra careful supervision in specific situations, whatever those situations might be for you.  I agree that the older the kid, the more independence I would try to nurture, so I, personally, see no problem with phone usage while a kid is reading, working on a project, fighting sleep, or thinking about eating that last green bean -- as long as she's clearly able to shift her focus between the phone to the kid if and as she needs to. [/quote]

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