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That sounds like bad parenting and foolishness becoming more visible, rather than a new threat.
by QAPereo 9y ago
That sounds like bad parenting and foolishness becoming more visible, rather than a new threat.
- nsxwolf 9y agoI don't know how much of this is really new. I spent my youth watching TV and playing Sega and computer games. By age 12 I had seen every episode of "All In The Family" at least twice. I stayed up watching TV on school nights until 1AM. I also do believe I received bad parenting, but eventually I turned out OK.
- QAPereo 9y agoI agree completely, and honestly I did something very similar with books. It doesn't really matter if you're staying up until 1 AM imagining things, watching TV, reading a book, or any other activity… The issue is that you're not asleep getting ready for school, perhaps not having done your homework. The difference though is that somebody looking at a smart phone is seen as antisocial, where is someone buried in a book is not, although of course the person in the phone could be reading a book! Most of this is with the politicians call "optics" you know?
- ausjke 9y agothe nation now has more female college students(undergraduate and master and PhD at all levels) than male students, one reason I believe is that boys are more susceptible to games. parenting is a profession without a degree and you have to learn by doing, and hard to get it totally right all the time. games are indeed a true headaches(if not the biggest headache) for many families, it is getting much worse because of the powerful smart phones and tablets these days, it is just the reality.
- belorn 9y agoThe male peers of those college students are more likely to be working. The question is, what difference is there in incentives for those "boys" and "girls" to cause the difference in choice. What gains do young adult men get in getting a early income?