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Every minute a kid watches a stupid Netflix kids show is a wasted minute they can be stimulating their brain positively instead of numbing it with manufactured

by aviv 9y ago

Every minute a kid watches a stupid Netflix kids show is a wasted minute they can be stimulating their brain positively instead of numbing it with manufactured industrialized content. Having said that my kids do get a couple hours on the weekend and it's actually fascinating to see what happens when they put the iPad away. It's almost like they need a half hour or so to re-adjust to real life after all the stupid content they just watched. Then they go outside and do what kids do best - be kids.

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
What does that readjustment period look like to you? Pure curiosity.
- aviv 9y ago
  It's like watching someone come down from a high. Technically they are doing just that. They get pretty intense, very demanding, can't handle the calmness and relatively (to the stupid show they just watched) quiet environment. And they know it too. Both my kids express that finishing watching shows on the iPad doesn't make them feel good. They're very aware of it. Now that it's nice out they would rather skip it altogether and go on a hike early in the morning, so I don't mind so much when they do opt for an iPad kind of morning once in a while.
  - l33tbro 9y ago
    How do they go with reading? Seems like a balance between stimulation and calm.
    - aviv 9y ago
      They love reading. Going to the library to return and find new books to read is one of their favorite activities.
  - manmal 9y ago
    My son is going through the exact same thing! My theory is that there’s a dopamine adaption going on, or sthg like that. For him, it’s the same with audio books or digital games btw. The longer he consumes content, the longer the cool-down phase lasts after that, though the max duration is about 15 minutes — after that he is fine. What he does differs everytime, but it ranges from swearing to crying to just poking at food with an absent look, saying nothing.
crispinb 9y ago
More time away from screens and engaging with reality, is surely a good thing. But while they are focused on screens (hardly avoidable quite yet) the less corporate propaganda that gets installed onto developing brains the better.
drdrey 9y ago
No offense but you sound like my aunt who would tell me all the time that video games would make me stupid. But I wouldn't be working in tech today if it wasn't for my passion for video games. (note: I also limit screen time for my kids)
- aviv 9y ago
  No offense but you went from consuming video games that make people stupid to producing video games that make people stupid and that's a success story? That's like my kids getting a job at the production company of Dora The Explorer and me thanking all the 980 hours a year on average they wasted on TV consumption.
  - Cyphase 9y ago
    > No offense but you went ... to producing video games that make people stupid ... Where did the GP say they make video games? Maybe they do, but I don't think you know, and you shouldn't assume.
    - aviv 9y ago
      Worse - he works at Netflix :)
  - tradersam 9y ago
    > producing video games that make people stupid Why are you such a pessimist? Not all video games make people stupid. In fact, some strategy / simulation games actually require a fair bit of work.
  - TulliusCicero 9y ago
    Lots of studies on video games show cognitive benefits, actually[1]. I seriously doubt all video games are cognitively beneficial, but it's ludicrous to just dismiss them all as a monolith. Most of the people who are paranoid about video game "screen time" seem to just be extremely ignorant, and unwilling and/or disinterested in alleviating that ignorance. They've already decided that video games are garbage for the brain, and no amount of "facts" or "science" are gonna change their minds. 1 - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201502/cognitive-benefits-playing-video-games https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201502/co...
alexashka 9y ago
There's plenty of content out there that's not stupid at all. If all your kids are watching is deemed stupid by you, either you haven't put in any effort in finding good content, or you're an insufferable human being - either way, I'd have a good hard look in the mirror.
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hanspeter 9y ago
I just wanted to say that I agree. I live in Denmark where we have public service TV for kids which is orders of magnitude better than the crap on Netflix.
bornonline1 9y ago
i grew up in a ghetto and kids with no computers or limited screen time were more involved in the gangs.

by aviv 9y ago

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago

What does that readjustment period look like to you? Pure curiosity.

aviv 9y ago
It's like watching someone come down from a high. Technically they are doing just that. They get pretty intense, very demanding, can't handle the calmness and relatively (to the stupid show they just watched) quiet environment. And they know it too. Both my kids express that finishing watching shows on the iPad doesn't make them feel good. They're very aware of it. Now that it's nice out they would rather skip it altogether and go on a hike early in the morning, so I don't mind so much when they do opt for an iPad kind of morning once in a while.
- l33tbro 9y ago
  How do they go with reading? Seems like a balance between stimulation and calm.
  - aviv 9y ago
    They love reading. Going to the library to return and find new books to read is one of their favorite activities.
- manmal 9y ago
  My son is going through the exact same thing! My theory is that there’s a dopamine adaption going on, or sthg like that. For him, it’s the same with audio books or digital games btw. The longer he consumes content, the longer the cool-down phase lasts after that, though the max duration is about 15 minutes — after that he is fine. What he does differs everytime, but it ranges from swearing to crying to just poking at food with an absent look, saying nothing.

crispinb 9y ago

More time away from screens and engaging with reality, is surely a good thing. But while they are focused on screens (hardly avoidable quite yet) the less corporate propaganda that gets installed onto developing brains the better.

drdrey 9y ago

No offense but you sound like my aunt who would tell me all the time that video games would make me stupid. But I wouldn't be working in tech today if it wasn't for my passion for video games. (note: I also limit screen time for my kids)

aviv 9y ago
No offense but you went from consuming video games that make people stupid to producing video games that make people stupid and that's a success story? That's like my kids getting a job at the production company of Dora The Explorer and me thanking all the 980 hours a year on average they wasted on TV consumption.
- Cyphase 9y ago
  > No offense but you went ... to producing video games that make people stupid ... Where did the GP say they make video games? Maybe they do, but I don't think you know, and you shouldn't assume.
  - aviv 9y ago
    Worse - he works at Netflix :)
- tradersam 9y ago
  > producing video games that make people stupid Why are you such a pessimist? Not all video games make people stupid. In fact, some strategy / simulation games actually require a fair bit of work.
- TulliusCicero 9y ago
  Lots of studies on video games show cognitive benefits, actually[1]. I seriously doubt all video games are cognitively beneficial, but it's ludicrous to just dismiss them all as a monolith. Most of the people who are paranoid about video game "screen time" seem to just be extremely ignorant, and unwilling and/or disinterested in alleviating that ignorance. They've already decided that video games are garbage for the brain, and no amount of "facts" or "science" are gonna change their minds. 1 - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201502/cognitive-benefits-playing-video-games https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201502/co...

alexashka 9y ago

There's plenty of content out there that's not stupid at all. If all your kids are watching is deemed stupid by you, either you haven't put in any effort in finding good content, or you're an insufferable human being - either way, I'd have a good hard look in the mirror.

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hanspeter 9y ago

I just wanted to say that I agree. I live in Denmark where we have public service TV for kids which is orders of magnitude better than the crap on Netflix.

bornonline1 9y ago

i grew up in a ghetto and kids with no computers or limited screen time were more involved in the gangs.