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I read this it is foolish. In the real world few people have the time of their own to devote that much time to a child - unless an only child and she has the re
by aurizon 5y ago
I read this it is foolish. In the real world few people have the time of their own to devote that much time to a child - unless an only child and she has the resources to deal with the house, child 2, child 3, gather food, work at home - laundry etc.
I feel screen time can be a valuable adjunct to raising a child. By screen, I mean an active screen that might show the passing scene on the street at times, and interactive education, and interactive play, the mother father at work and so on.
All these can be valued adjuncts to human interaction to avoid a child being left alone while not wanting to sleep just yet. A kid awake and alone is in a sort of pleasant jail - boring, which should be avoided.
- einherjae 5y agoNo, boredom should very much NOT be avoided, it is essential, even for grown ups. Constant stimulation is a net negative.
- togaen 5y agoYou clearly haven’t had to deal with bored kids.
- dpflug 5y agoThe life of a parent is full of inconveniences for the good of your children.
- einherjae 5y agoThat is irrelevant to whether it’s good or bad for the development of the kids though.
- throwawayboise 5y agoWhen I was a kid, and came to my mom with the "I'm bored" complaint I was told to go outside and find something to do.
- rvense 5y agoPatience, as most virtues, are like muscles that must be trained and maintained.
- klyrs 5y agoI have. Your responsibility as an adult is to have greater patience and self-control than your child. Nobody said this was going to be easy, did they?
- aurizon 5y agoYes, a little boredom helps flights of fancy, too much is bad for some kids
- pksebben 5y agoI'm curious as to the reasoning here. I've heard that advice before but never the why of it.
- bigodbiel 5y agoConstant dopamine novelty seeking. At least broadcast TV would get boring. What defines our age is how it’s algorithmically seeking your attention, be it through likes or swipes, the system knows what is novelty to you and will turn it into a feedback loop. The same is valid for content creators who try to adapt to whatever trend is going on. This is how we got to Elsagate, it wasn’t some Pizzagate conspiracy (well mostly) it was an algorithmic dance between consumers and producers creating ever more despicable productions for children (similar to what happens in free porn). PS sorry for the rant
- TaylorAlexander 5y ago> In the real world few people have the time of their own to devote that much time to a child The world is why we make of it. Maybe we should collectively find a way to spend more time with other people, rather than being “too busy”.