Can you text and walk at the same time? (Hint: The answer is no)

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We all know not to text and drive by now. (Right?) But how many of us walk and text or participate in other forms of "distracted walking?"

I try to be cognizant about not using my smartphone around my son - to be fully present when I am around him so that his main childhood memory of his mother isn't one of me with my body hunched over a handheld screen. But I know that I have texted while walking, and of course, I use my headphones while I jog.

This recent report by Safe Kids Worldwide has shown me what a horrible example I am being - especially for teens.

My phone is now going to stay in my purse. And if I need it, I will pull over to the side of the sidewalk first.