7 ways parents harm their children without even realizing it

6. Digital babysitters.

I’ve been guilty of this one a lot. In our technology-driven world, it’s easy to plop the kids down in front of a screen so we can get some stuff done. In small doses, this is okay, but it can develop into a dangerous habit where we’re delegating our most sacred duty to TV shows and video games to raise our kids for us. For more on this, check out my post on How to be the biggest influence in your kids’ lives.

#7 is one of the most common (and most dangerous) mistakes we parents make…