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Happy to say that I am a father of four and have no clue what CoComelon is. Our solution to "screen time" has been an hour of Sonic or Kirby on the weekend and
by pard68 4y ago
Happy to say that I am a father of four and have no clue what CoComelon is. Our solution to "screen time" has been an hour of Sonic or Kirby on the weekend and educational-only videos during the week which have something to do with whatever they are talking about or learning that day.
For example, our kitchen has a number of large windows and the birds love to eat in front of it. My five year old has become obsessed with birds and specifically sparrows. My wife found a Youtube video about sparrows, it was a powerpoint with voice-over, and the kids ate that up.
I think that tech and especially videos/games can be very dangerous. I wasted days of my life in grade school playing Halo 2 and later GTA and COD. I wish that my parents had attempted to restrict my time. I also think tech can be really useful for parents to help teach beyond their skillset. Just the line you walk between this too is very tricky.
- hjkl0 4y agoPlaying games at grade school age - is that a waste?
- pard68 4y agoI reckon so. I got an Xbox in 7th grade. By the time I was in 9th I was devoting all my free time to Halo and such. Could have been working or playing or riding a bike or a myriad of better things that'd have bettered me somehow. Instead... I can double shot and no-scope well.
- oblio 4y agoYeah, it's even a waste later on. I could have been a middle manager, at least, if I'd used all those thousands of hours I spent managing teenagers in Dota 1/2 and WoW to work on my career or do sports or read or whatever...