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When my parents are on the phone, it usually makes me feel like really bored and like makes me want to do something because I don't really have anything to do. And I'm kind of just like sitting there and like watching them on the phone. And what do you think about the amount of time that dad and I spend on the phone?
Well, I think like when they had landlines and stuff, you wouldn't spend too much more time on the phone and you would spend it on other types of devices. But now since it's all in the phone, so you wouldn't really be seeing like your parents like on a computer. You'd only see them doing that for like work or something.
That's our executive producer, Claudina Bade, and her daughter. We're hearing from them because when we talk about screen time or how phones are manipulating us, it's often adults talking about kids. But of course, it goes the other way, too.
Every kid is engaged in a kind of battle for their parents' attention.
This is Chris Hayes, my guest this week.
I mean, I think every kid notices how distracted parents are by the phone.
Who's the meanest to you about it?
My youngest.
Really?
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