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In Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, the ghost of Emily Gibbs returns to the day of her 12th birthday and observes its mundane grace. She pleads, “Just look at me one minute as though you really saw me. I didn’t realize. I didn’t realize

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Parents have long sought ways to freeze time as their kids grow, starting with baby books.

Today , the tech we have constantly at hand has convinced many of us that we must chronicle every moment.

We risk forfeiting an opportunity to really connect with our children, writes Aaron Carroll .

Carroll: Phones don’t just separate us from our children.

Many parents have expressed concern about their children’s use of smartphones and particularly their reliance on social media.

This isn’t to say that we should never record our kids, or that the photos in our phones offer profound, lasting pleasure.

But so much magic occurs off camera, and we don”t need pics to prove it.