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If this is true, next generation will be really interesting. Every parent I have to talked to, says that Youtube and smartphones are the best thing for kids. W

If this is true, next generation will be really interesting. Every parent I have to talked to, says that Youtube and smartphones are the best thing for kids. Whatever we do, their kids are on the phones; restaurants, homes, car rides. And these are really young kids, some as young as 1 year old. If their phone dies or there is network issue, these kids start to cry if it takes too long to fix the issue. I assumed this is normal for kids to demand constant entertainment or distraction. Now makes me wonder if this is other way around, and we are spoiling the kids by letting them watch TV/Youtube when they are too young. Or if these parents give their kids phones only when with other adults. As a new dad, all these things worry me. On one hand, I don't know if I can manage raising a child without smartphone. Why restrict something if there is no strong evidence against it (is there?). On other hand, why set a child for ADHD and other social issues just so that I can be lazy. There is so much conflicting advice everywhere. I am reading "The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year". EDIT: It does have a section on screen time and why AAP doesn't recommend any screen time for babies under 2 years old. Basically, same reasons as parent mentioned: cognitive control, but also motor skills are not developing as babies don't play with physical objects as much.

allcentury 9y ago
Research is still really early but signs are showing an impact. Here's a leading early childhood development pediatrician https://youtu.be/BoT7qH_uVNo https://youtu.be/BoT7qH_uVNo
triangleman 9y ago
So, my 2-year-old daughter is naturally high energy and short attention span, like most 2 year olds I assume. Now, I have never ever placed a phone in front of her during dinner. Occasionally I have had to employ "here comes the airplane" which is what my parents did, following their parents' "here comes the choo choo train", which I assume followed something like "here comes the horse and buggy" or the like. I also have a friend with a daughter one year older. He tells me that he puts the phone in front of his kid during every dinner time because "it's the only way she will eat", and furthermore he has to pause the show so that she will chew, and then unpause the show as a reward for chewing and who knows what else. I can tell you, my kid can eat her own food with no assistance and no complaints about half the time, and I think that's pretty good for age two. In short, I think our parents had a decent idea of how to raise kids and we throw that out in exchange for new technology at our peril.

allcentury 9y ago

Research is still really early but signs are showing an impact. Here's a leading early childhood development pediatrician https://youtu.be/BoT7qH_uVNo https://youtu.be/BoT7qH_uVNo

triangleman 9y ago

So, my 2-year-old daughter is naturally high energy and short attention span, like most 2 year olds I assume. Now, I have never ever placed a phone in front of her during dinner. Occasionally I have had to employ "here comes the airplane" which is what my parents did, following their parents' "here comes the choo choo train", which I assume followed something like "here comes the horse and buggy" or the like. I also have a friend with a daughter one year older. He tells me that he puts the phone in front of his kid during every dinner time because "it's the only way she will eat", and furthermore he has to pause the show so that she will chew, and then unpause the show as a reward for chewing and who knows what else. I can tell you, my kid can eat her own food with no assistance and no complaints about half the time, and I think that's pretty good for age two. In short, I think our parents had a decent idea of how to raise kids and we throw that out in exchange for new technology at our peril.