#2. Papa, Don't Text

Papa, Don't Text: The Perils of Distracted Parenting


"Papa, Don't Text: The Perils of Distracted Parenting" is an article about the way the adults would approach their children have changed. Linguist, Deborah Fallows notices many parents strolling down the park as they are talking or texting on the phone instead of talking to their children. She wondered if the amount of time adults would spend on their mobile devices would affect the language learning progress of the children. Several long-term studies' result showed that the children made greater linguistic strides when adults talked with  them than when they were simply in the presence of language or even when adults talked to them. Now we know that it's the quality of the liguistic exposure that matters, not the quantity. We must choose one; it's either talking to your cellular devices, or your children.

The author starts off with a good attention getter. She provides evidence by explaining various experiements and researches to support her article. But she did not back up with any quotes of professionals in that area to increase the credibility. She described the experiments in detail to make her argument agreeable.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/papa-dont-text/309385/