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We've raised both our kids with "no-screens" (now 5 and 9 yrs old). They don't have their own devices and may not use ours. An exception is for the 9 yr old to
by gautamdivgi 7y ago
We've raised both our kids with "no-screens" (now 5 and 9 yrs old). They don't have their own devices and may not use ours. An exception is for the 9 yr old to use the laptop when learning to code at scratch.mit.edu. If they need to watch something - its a movie on the big screen in the evening only on if the next day is a school holiday.
Yes - they turn almost anything into a toy. They have access to all sorts of stuff to build things - lego, clay (and clay sculpting tools), scissors and paper, plenty of board games, and outdoors even when cold and/or rainy.
- cvhashim 7y ago> 9 yr old to use the laptop when learning to code at scratch.mit.edu Wouldn't it just feel like a chore or homework at that point and not something you enjoy ?
- gautamdivgi 7y agoNot really. We don't push her to do it. It's not something that is scheduled or something. If she thinks of something with animals she likes to create an animation out of it on scratch.
- iikoolpp 7y agoHolding my child back developmentally to own the libs
- fastball 7y agoI know right? I doubt Socrates would've developed into such an intellectual powerhouse without his iPad as a young lad.
- nostrebored 7y agoThis is where I'm hoping to end up. People don't realize that a lot of people with large tech exposure severely restrict access to things like phones/laptops. Gates and Jobs come to mind iirc. There's tons of research showing that exposure to toys decreases creativity and the ability to play on your own with improvised toys. Learning how to use an operating system is trivial with the help of google. All of the arguments for letting your kids have unfettered access to electronics rest on the faulty assumption that familiarity is the important part of learning how to solve technical problems or to gain interest in technical subjects when there's just no consistent evidence to show this.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoDon't they read?
- gautamdivgi 7y agoYeah. They read and we read to them as well. The 9 yr old also has extra work apart from regular school homework. Nothing on a screen though.