Daycare Posts A Note Shaming Parents On Their Phones During Pickup And More Than 2 Million Parents Have Shared It
Raising children has never been an easy task. But while technology has improved parenting in some ways, like having access to a surplus of educational resources at the touch of a button, it also hinders parents because people feel promotes a lack of connection.
After repeatedly watching parents pick their children up from daycare and not be willing to give their kids the attention they craved, one facility decided to do something about it.
Put The Phone Down And Focus
Of course you're happy to see your child at the end of your day! What a silly question to ask right? You know you're happy to see your son or daughter, but this daycare decided parents need to be a little more clear about it and put their gosh darn phones away.
Shame Shame We Know Your Name
You're not intentionally trying to ignore your child, and everyone knows that. Sometimes someone calls you right as you're going into the building or everything falls into chaos right when you leave work. The point is, though, that it can wait 5 minutes while you focus on your little person, and this daycare isn't going to stand for it anymore.
How Can Anyone Have The Focus To Not Notice Their Kid?
Most parents were quick to agree with the posted sign, talking about how parents should focus on spending their time with their children after being away from them all day. Others were simply shocked anyone's children would even let them continue to talk on the phone considering all the attention their kids' demand and the excitement they feel at pick up.
A Sign Doesn't Matter If They Don't See It
While the sign is a good idea (and an entertaining one), a lot of Facebook users pointed out that if parents are on their phone, they're not going to see the sign. A number of commentators shared stories about that exact issue at their own schools where the sign was ignored — unintentionally or not — by the parents looking at their phone.
