Recently, I have noticed so many parents are out and about with a child, an ideal time to chat and answer little one's questions and the parent is on the phone.

During the summer I was sitting on a bench in the park while my dog was running round and for over ten minutes a man was pushing a child on a swing, talking constantly on the phone. This should have been fun, interactive with the toddler laughing away. Nothing.

I also saw a woman, pushing an empty buggy, chatting away on her phone and her child was about ten feet behind, trailing along. The woman crossed the road while talking and didn't even look back to see how the child managed. I think she was so engrossed in her conversation she thought the toddler was in the buggy.