My daughter was listening to her MP3 player, texting and talking on her cell phone while sitting in the Easy Chair. I said “Evelyn, dinner’s ready” three times. No response. So I switch the channel to get the score of the Boston College football game. She says “hey, I was watching that.”
So, maybe her span of attention is three on-going events. You now know how to interupt one of the data streams in order to get her attention. If she had not responded, then you would have known her maximum input level is either one or two. All of this is good information to have, and I am in no way slamming either of you. In fact, you have given me a new way to get my 15 year old’s attention without raising my voice - cut off one data input, smile, and then begin to communicate. Thanks.