Yes, parenting existed before iPads. That doesn’t imply that everything they used to do to cope with similar situations was correct, or better. Previous generations of parents used to do things that would terrify us now.

Thank you for saying this. I used to judge parents of kids on screens until I had my own. You never know what’s going on and there’s a chance that the 30 minutes of quiet that family is getting from the iPad is the only peace they’ve had all day.

I kinda miss my BlackBerry.

Everytime I see this warning, I become hyper aware of every single one and it freaks me out.

I have a little collection of these sitting on top of my refrigerator. No one knows it’s there. It’s my little secret.