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pl ay a day in the life of dad i know it?s not just a
phone
, but come on! by bran
don
foreman i f you read my last column, you know i made the leap and got my daughter a
phone
. what you
don
?t know is the little
people
are getting these devices handed to them and not being taught how to use them to interact with
people
. come on, parents! stop handing them out and not teaching them. i know they have been using them since they could hold a
phone
, but even though they can use them, it doesn?t mean they can use them with proper etiquette. do you do this? ? call (or text)
people
back to back, like 10 times, until the person answers? ? facetime with someone and not even talk to the person. you just carry the
phone
around so the person can see what you?re doing? ? hang up the
phone
at the end of the call without saying anything? ? walk around on speaker
phone
for everyone in the room to hear? ? let your
phone
sit and ring and ring on the other side of the room, and when you?re told your
phone
is ringing say, ?i
don
?t care?? ? randomly let your
phone
die and not care to charge it? i could keep going, but you get the idea. the thing is, we hand out these
phone
s and we skip
phone
etiquette. we have to do better, or like anything else, it will get worse, and these are the soft skills they need at any job. i am so tired of hearing
people
say, ?i
don
?t want to talk on the
phone
; just text me.? how does that translate to work? i can only imagine if i heard someone on our staff tell a customer that! we have to set some rules and boundaries. let?s make sure they learn some
phone
etiquette. to make this easier, i have some sample contracts and
phone
etiquette tips you can use on our website to get them up to speed. just search for this article on brparents.com, and you can download them. thank you for listening, and have a great day. goodbye. ? just like dad! coy r. and his son, cash coy, pose and
don
their best smiles during a recent family photo session. pic of the month from the mouths of dads stay connected gear up ?? i think that?s really incredible to see ourselves reflected in our little child that we get to raise and teach and nurture, and i?m excited to do that.? ?john legend if you would like to read more of bran
don
?s adventures from a day in the life of dad, visit us online at brparents.com. keep an eye on what?s cooking with the wireless smart meat thermometer. this stainless steel probe reads the temperature of meat and the ambient temperature in a grill or oven. it easily connects to the app to send you alerts and cooking times on your
phone
, including a warning that food is almost ready. ? thegrommet.com 5 0 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | j u n e 2 0 1 9
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