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The best thing we can do for our children right now is keep them AWAY FROM SCREENS!
by ed25519FUUU 6y ago
The best thing we can do for our children right now is keep them AWAY FROM SCREENS!
- lmilcin 6y agoI spent a lot of time thinking about this. In the end, I would rather be able to influence what my kids are using the screens for than introduce them to screens at a point in their life where I will have no say about what they are doing.
- tomxor 6y agoKeep in mind that there is a colossal difference between a screen that boots into a basic interpreter (BBC/Atari/Amiga style) and a screen that boots into iOS/android/youtube/bubblepop-whatever-the-current-attention-grabby-brain-dead-game-of-the-moment-is If my kid is interested in the former I would not stop them, because it's an effective tool to learn about thinking, just like other toys... but the later I'm essentially treating as soft drugs, they ain't using that shit until they are an adult.
- Aeolun 6y agoIs TV a drug too then? Just like alcohol, I think there’s nothing unacceptably wrong with it in moderation.
- centimeter 6y agoYes, absolutely. “Moderation” is a cope used by addicts.
- jbboehr 6y ago“Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.”
- Seb-C 6y agoAre we back in 1990? Internet and computers are a critical part of everyday's life and will probably grow even more in the future. Childrens should definitely have screens and learn how to use it safely and smartly. When my parents limited my video-game and television time during my teenagerhood (because it "makes you idiot/violent/whatever") it made my life worse, not better. Not being able to talk about the last video-game, movie or event, I had no idea what people were talking about most of the time.