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Texting side by side and not paying attention. other mother wes spoke to say their mobile technology obsession has made them take pause, too. >> im with my 8-year-old son in the middle of the street. and hes telling me a story and im just kind of on autopilot while im really -- where my presence is in answering the e-mail or whatever im doing with the phone. >> reporter: more than 285 million americans now communicate via mobile devices. thats potentially a lot of parents texting. child developm...

To others is making her unavailable to her children. dont you worry that youre taking your eye off the ball, so to speak, your child? >> i do worry that im ignoring my children. >> reporter: it can be dangerous. i spoke to one man who says he actually saved a baby who wandered into the street and was nearly hit by a car. he says both of the parents were texting side by side and not paying attention. other mothers we spoke to say their mobile technology obsession has made them take pause too. >> ...

>> dont you worry that youre taking your eye off the ball, so to speak, your child? >> i do worry that im ignoring my children. >> reporter: it can be dangerous. i spoke to one man who said he actually saved a baby who wandered into the street and nearly hit by a acar. he said both of the parngts were texting side by side and not paying attention. other parents say their mobile technology obsession has made them take pause, too. >> im with my son in the middle of the street. hes telling me a sto...