Pay Attention All the Time Anxious Machine

Parents of young children have an especially fraught relationship with their smartphones. On the one hand, these devices are indispensable tools for getting things done and staying connected to the adult world while in the midst of childcare. On the other hand, the culture is constantly telling parents, and particularly mothers, that they’re too distracted by these devices, that smartphones are stealing precious attention away from our kids.
But the idea that parents should be focusing so much attention on their kids is itself a modern invention. In fact, our current understanding of parenthood and childhood is, in a very real way, the product of technology.
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Links: Moms, Let Go of Your Smartphone Guilt
Siobhan Adcock’s website
Amy Shearn’s website
Music: Opening Credits by johnny_ripper
Spring Solstice by Podington Bear
Cylinder Three by Chris Zabriskie
The Dark Glow of the Mountain by Chris Zabriskie
Walkin Flags by Sealadder
Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear
Stuck Dream by Podington Bear
88 by Podington Bear
What True Self? Feels Bogus, Lets Watch Jason X by Chris Zabriskie