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> Kids don’t learn to be on their own, to think without a computer or their parents, and have every minute of their day mapped out. I get what point you're tr
by iamthirsty 3y ago
> Kids don’t learn to be on their own, to think without a computer or their parents, and have every minute of their day mapped out.
I get what point you're trying to make, but while (especially) the lack of a father seems logically good for independence, overall the increase of absent fathers has had disastrous effects.
- dbish 3y agoI definitely think kids need fathers around (I am a father myself and still debating the level of involvement that is useful or not). I’m just talking about the somewhat unavailable father of the 50s vs. parents of today who flip flop between micromanaging and having their kid stare at a video of Ms.Rachel instead of letting them have downtime and play on their own outside of a very protected area, not sure which is really worse developmentally