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When we try to give our kids complete autonomy for the day (and we occasionally do), one spends the whole 16 hours or so on a video game and the other will be g
by bityard 4y ago
When we try to give our kids complete autonomy for the day (and we occasionally do), one spends the whole 16 hours or so on a video game and the other will be glued to her phone the whole time.
Sure, we could make them go outside or put away the screens but that's not really autonomy, is it?
Your move, progressive parenting advocates.
- __turbobrew__ 4y agoCheck out “indistractible” by Nir Eyal. One of the techniques in the book is to have your kids set what they think is a reasonable limit for media consumption and then hold them to it. It is a more balanced approach than giving kids absolute self determination.
- bityard 4y agoThanks for the suggestion. I like that idea and will give it a shot.
- imtringued 4y agoWhat makes you think this doesn't happen to children that have trouble leaving the house because of their overprotective parents?