As a woman blessed with many great-grandchildren, grandchildren, and children, I feel lucky to spend personal time with each family. Something that has occurred to me over these past few years is that the families who have less screen time in their homes have more patience to spend time with me. Their children like to sit and read books with me or play games of Rummy Cube or Monopoly with me.
The families who allow their children their own devices have very little patience to spend any quality time with me. I sense a feeling of disinterest and lack of curiosity from those kids. We read about the downsides of screen exposure, but it’s sad to see the glaring differences in my family. I know I look forward to spending time with the children who want to spend time with me. I hope to have nachas from all of them!