{"id":2189,"date":"2026-01-20T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phonelocker.marklanham.com\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:01:21","slug":"be-present-amongst-your-presents-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/be-present-amongst-your-presents-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Present Amongst Your Presents This Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n  class=\"section section-flexible-content-block reveal active\"\n  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"content__centered\">\n            <p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p>Christmas isn\u2019t about your latest phone notification or endless scrolling. It\u2019s about the people around the tree, the laughter at the dinner table and the joy of unwrapping gifts together. Yet too often, screens sneak into the moment and steal our attention.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Presence Matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We all know the feeling \u2014 someone\u2019s halfway through a story and suddenly a phone buzzes. The moment is gone.<br \/>\nChristmas is one of the few times in the year when families gather without the rush of work or school. Choosing to put phones aside means choosing connection, conversation and memories that last far longer than a TikTok video.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Schools Can Teach Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phonelocker.marklanham.com\/services\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interestingly, schools have already been leading the way.<\/a> Many have introduced lockable phone pouches for students. Phones stay with the pupil, but sealed away until the end of the day, creating calmer classrooms, better focus and happier children.<\/p>\n<p>If it works in schools, imagine what a similar concept could do around the Christmas table.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Screen Time Is a Growing Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Too much screen time isn\u2019t just a distraction. Studies link excessive use to increased anxiety, lower academic performance and reduced meaningful social interaction.<br \/>\nAt Christmas, that means missing out on the magic \u2014 the board games, the family films, the shared jokes and the traditions that make the season special.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The UK\u2019s View on Screen Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The UK government has been increasingly vocal about the risks of \u201ccompulsive\u201d phone use, particularly for children. Families themselves are calling for balance, with surveys showing that many young people would rather spend Christmas playing games or watching films with loved ones than gaming alone.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Christmas to Remember<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This year, make <strong>\u201cbe present amongst your presents\u201d<\/strong> your family motto. By setting aside phones, you give yourself the gift of connection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phonelocker.marklanham.com\/phone-locker-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If you\u2019re looking to bring more presence to your celebrations, Phone Locker\u00ae can help you make phone\u2011free time effortless.<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-phone-locker"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3137,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2189\/revisions\/3137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}