There’s nothing worse than speaking to someone whose got their head buried in laptop or smart phone. Nothing you do will get their attention and it can be very frustrating. (It has even resulted in divorce!). The Log Off campaign is about mothers who are not paying enough attention to their kids because they are spending too much time on Facebook.
It will be midnight by the time I finish writing this post. I had just four hours sleep last night due to baby waking. I’ve spent most of the evening playing with the kids, serving dinner, clearing up, doing bedtime routine and replying to a few admin emails. Having listed all those things that one cannot avoid in their role as mother on a regular evening, it is essential that mothers get a chance to relax, whether that be a little yoga, talking to friends/family, watching TV or going online. Just for the record, I wrote this post in ‘my’ time.
The Log Off is a recent campaign that is encouraging mothers to quit using Facebook/internet. It seems to assume that mothers are ignoring their children because they are too busy online. The mothers that I know all go online ‘after hours’ and you certainly won’t find them distracted by Facebook while looking after the kids. Sure, they’ll always be a few who are distracted but I would say the vast majority of mothers are instinctively responsible when it comes to caring for their children. Take a look and see what you think of the video.
I agree that the internet can be a distraction sometimes however it is no more a distraction than the phone, TV, radio and other media or cooking the evening meal. On the other hand, I have to say, the video itself is effective in getting a message across.
After seeing the video, I was a little bit more aware of my little kids voices speaking to me when I was checking texts or emails. As a result of this video I made a deal with myself and that was not to let cyber-space interfere with my valuable kids-space. So texts and emails checking is now kept to a minimum. So good luck to The Log Off campaign, lets hope it at least makes us focus on the important things in life…the undivided attention we can give our kids.
I created my website out of a need to work from home and entertain the kids at the same time on the same lap top. I remember feeding my toddler with my left hand and working on the laptop with right hand. I would put Youtube cartoons on to keep my son happy while I could finish what I was doing for my boss. Now, two years later, I create nursery rhyme cartoons to give parents something to show their kids on the internet, an activity on the web they can share. I hope that my website can be used as an integrated activity in Parents’ daily routines with babies, toddlers and young children. Twenty minutes of cartoon nursery rhyme videos mean a lot of smiles and happy children … and happy parents.
By the way, anyone made the Daddy Laptop Song / Video 
?
Emma @myvoxsongs
