182: Unplugging for Connection: How to Break the Distracted Parenting Cycle

IMbetween Podcast on Marriage, Parenting, Faith, and Everything In Between

Ever caught yourself scrolling through your phone while your child's voice fades into the background? Yup! Us too. Let's face it, the era of smartphones has us all hooked. But did you know that this habit might be doing more harm than good to our kids? Distracted parenting isn't just about not hearing their stories—it's about the message we send about their value to us. In Episode 182, Daniel and Christina breakdown the costs of distracted parenting and discuss how we can respond to our children's bids for attention to foster intimacy and connection.

In This Episode, You'll Hear About The Following:

• Distracted parenting and its impact on children
• Importance of being present and engaged with children
• Examples of distracted parenting scenarios
• Emotional impact of distracted parenting on children
• Responding to children's bids for attention and connection
• Role of empathy in nurturing intimacy with children
• Practical tips for parents to improve engagement with children
• Creating undistracted time to fully engage with children
• Modeling attentive behavior in interactions with others

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Episode 36: Netiquette: Teaching Our Kids Online Manners
• Episode 62: Parenting In Our Digital Age
• The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch

For the full show notes, including discussion prompts for you as a couple about this episode, go to IMbetween.org/episode182

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