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>> Being addicted to an activity doesn't necessarily hurt your cognitive development. This kind of minimizing is a standard part of how addicts rationalize the
by tanseydavid 3y ago
>> Being addicted to an activity doesn't necessarily hurt your cognitive development.
This kind of minimizing is a standard part of how addicts rationalize their behavior to themselves.
Oftentimes it is not directly the addictive behavior that is the major problem. Instead the primary problem for many addicts winds up being all of the things that they ARE NOT doing while they engage in their addiction.
- Jensson 3y agoBut screen time involves an extremely diverse set of activities, you aren't addicted to a single thing you are just addicted to efficiency. Not sure why that would necessarily be bad, efficiency helps you get the information you need or want faster. Another activity that is efficient is driving a car instead of walking. Do you ban cars for your kid and force it to walk for an hour to school? If not, why do you think one kind of efficiency is fine but not the other? Surely walking to school would be way more positive on your child than banning screens? I'm sure your kid would scream and complain if you forced the kid to walk everywhere, because the kid knows there is an easier way and that will limit the activities and experiences the kid can partake in. If you live in a non-car centric area just think public transit instead of cars, banning efficiency works the same.