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> war on screen So, is it like the war on drug and war on terrorism ? Also I remember when I was a kid, people were over my back for reading too much books, a
by hrktb 8y ago
> war on screen
So, is it like the war on drug and war on terrorism ?
Also I remember when I was a kid, people were over my back for reading too much books, as I was supposed to “go outside”, “play with the other kids”, “make things with my hand”. I won’t use the eternal ‘I ended up fine’ argument, but in any day and age we’re grindingly pushing kids toward stuff they don’t care about for no decent reason. As a general rule you shouldn’t be at war against stuff your kids are into.
- genidoi 8y agoEverything in moderation. Such as stopping your 11 y/o kid from playing runescape at 2am when they should be sleeping. Source: Me.
- wild_preference 8y ago15 years ago I was setting my alarm for 2am to sneak some before-school Runescape! The growing discussion thee days on the long-term effects of sleep deprivation, especially in youth, is a bit scary. :)
- pnutjam 8y agoPre-runescape here, 2am alarm was for skinimax.
- hrktb 8y agoYes ! Stopping kids from staying up at night is the funniest game though. The length each party is willing to go to one-up the each other is where you truely get to know each other.
- PebblesRox 8y agoWhen my husband was a kid, he kept a broken console on hand so that when his dad caught him gaming in bed, he could turn over the broken one and keep playing the real one when his dad left.
- throwaway123032 8y agoMy first year of university (and then associate degree when I failed univ) was spending my nights raiding in Everquest...Ahh those all night long 8pm-6am raids in VT.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoScreens are even more addictive than books. My 1.5 year old shuts off completely whenever he can get access to a screen, it is amazing and scary. He likes books also, but is much more engaged with them. Screen time is probably a top issue for parenting today.
- azernik 8y agoWhat is it about his relationships with books that is more "engaged" and thus better?
- Freak_NL 8y agoCurrent pedagogical advise is to keep children under 2 away from screens, period. Presumably because they are much more affected by them. Does you kid gain access to a screen accidentally or is it something you employ as an emergency pacifier on rare occasions?
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoAccidentally for sure. He is only 18 months old! We don’t even have a TV.
- nsuser3 8y ago> is much more engaged with them What do you mean? Isn't he just reading them?
- jstanley 8y agoI doubt it, he's 1.5 years old.
- aantix 8y agoSimilarly, when I'm in "the zone" and someone interrupts me, I'm actually a bit disgruntled. When everything is new in the world, I'm sure they're feeling the "zone" moment too of absorbing new information. I don't think tablets are the issue - curation of content is.
- 8y ago