Families now eat and twitter

In the past parents sat down to breakfast and talked. Yes, maybe the kids were cranky and the parents were tired, but they sat across the table and the most the kids read was the cereal box.
Now everyone is plugged in and and checking their facebook or twitter on their phones. The New York Times has an article by Brad Stone about how technology has altered the once predictable rituals at the beginning of the day for many families. Today's struggle is how to get back to low tech.