Texting Dangers




Dads Unplugged show

Summary: All parents feel like they need to multitask. Thankfully we all have smart phones right? Wrong! Smartphones are making us stupid, or at least dumber parents. We are making poorer decisions and not helping our kids. In fact, more parents and kids are getting injured because of smart phones. Don't understand? Todd and Kent explain on this episode. Can you go 24 hours without your smart phone? Without your iPad? Can your kids go 24 hours without texting? (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444772404577589683644202996.html) Are you willing to challenge yourself? Start by trying to go without your phone for 1 hour. Now make it 2. Now make it a whole day. Let us know how it went for you. Weekends and vacations don't count. Some studies (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57523072/texting-can-we-pull-the-plug-on-our-obsession/?tag=showDoorLeadStoriesAreaMain;SunMoLeadHero) have been done about young adults and smartphones, the results were staggering.