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Kids will rage just the same about books, but not much people take them away.
by emteycz 6y ago
Kids will rage just the same about books, but not much people take them away.
- watwut 6y agoAbsolutely not, they dont. And if they did, people would take those books away.
- emteycz 6y agoOh, I see you haven't seen many kids and never really tried taking their books away the same way people take away tablets - in the middle of a game, without much prior notice, without communicated logic and reason. From my experience as assistant teaching kids 7-10 years old and boy scout leader (7-15 y/o kids) they absolutely do rage the same way about books, cards (Magic etc) and so on. The difference is how the parent treats the activity; gamer parents are often stricter than ordinary parents but their children are not seen as 'playing that dumb game on that damn thing again', and thus their communication about it is very different. The result can be seen in the classroom: gamer parent kids are usually totally okay while talking about their use of electronics, the others get extremely defensive to the point of not talking, even though they know I am accepting. The gamer parent kids are splitting their time across activites, while the kids who are usually interrupted are trying to play as much as possible before someone interrupts them again. Also consider that a tablet is not only a personal gaming device, but a method of socialization. You're basically forcing them to go be alone, and let me tell you that kids don't accept that well even without electronic devices in question. People are not taking books away because reading is seen as good, but they should - I have seen far too many kids with ruined backs and very weird ideas about society and their behavior or place in it.