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Studies like this make me cry inside. Everyone tells me that I shouldn't let my kids use phones/iPads/TVs/Nintendo for too long, but I just don't know what else
by tboyd47 10y ago
Studies like this make me cry inside. Everyone tells me that I shouldn't let my kids use phones/iPads/TVs/Nintendo for too long, but I just don't know what else they would do all day. I can't send the kids outside to play out of fear they'll wander off and get hit by a car, I don't have the money for day care, and I can't guide them through structured play activities all the time because I'd end up exhausted, irritable, and I would never get anything done.
I don't want my kids to go blind, but... what am I supposed to do? Being a parent is hard. I wish that instead of doing all these studies to prove that how we raise our children is dangerous and bad for them, scientists would focus on coming up with practical ways to make modern society more kid-friendly.
- danielvf 10y agoOur kids broke "their" tablet, and we just never replaced it. After about three weeks they figured out imaginative play again. It's amazing the games they invent.
- canadian_voter 10y agoEveryone tells me that I shouldn't let my kids use phones/iPads/TVs/Nintendo for too long, but I just don't know what else they would do all day There are thousands of activities kids can do, depending on their age and interests. Books, crafts, games ... I was the only child of a single mother, and I didn't like going outside. I liked playing with my LEGO, reading books, writing, drawing, coloring, daydreaming, doing puzzles, playing with toys, doing science experiments, etc. There are endless resources out there, both on the internet and in book form that you can use for ideas. They might hate it at first (junkies hate it when you take their smack), but they'll get over it and be better off in the end. An iPad does not a computer engineer make.