Positive Parenting has launched a nationwide pledge to encourage more families to reconnect and find fun ways to spend quality family time together prompt parents by switching off gadgets such as TVs, game consoles, smartphones and computers for an hour a day.
The number of parents who are over-reliant on digital gadgets to pacify their children or to entertain themselves is disturbing. Parents are using these gadgets to occupy their children’s time to compensate for their absence. However, what children really want is for parents to spend time with them.