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I personally agree. But I've also seen quite a few parents who use ipads as nannies, so it also wouldn't surprise me if it were accurate. I've come around to t

I personally agree. But I've also seen quite a few parents who use ipads as nannies, so it also wouldn't surprise me if it were accurate. I've come around to the screen-free childhood plan, but most people who I know that have implemented it are affluent enough to have a stay-at-home parent or a high quality daycare. Not using screens as a babysitter requires a significant amount of a parent's time and energy, so I also won't condemn any parents who use that strategy.

jareds 2y ago
I like the kids version of the Kindle Fire as a way for giving kids screen time. I don't think it's perfect but it offers a fairly large library of applications, games, and videos for a few bucks a month with out allowing internet access. Not all the content is educational but I haven't found anything inappropriate yet. It also offers pretty good options for setting limits. I'm sure you could do something similar on the iPad but I think it would require more effort to set up.
cheeseomlit 2y ago
I condemn them wholeheartedly. If you don't have the time and energy to raise your kids without regularly hypnotizing them via chinese doomscrolling then please just don't have kids.
- falcolas 2y ago
  Respectfully, with as flippant as employers can be with employees lives, a "good" parenting situation can become a bad situation in a matter of months. And that doesn't even cover scenarios where someone can become an only parent. Ideally, it's a place our social safety nets would be better, but they're pretty bad when it comes to helping children right now in the US.
  - cheeseomlit 2y ago
    Fair point and I realize not everyone has the resources to raise their kids the way they want to, but I get the impression most parents don't even want to keep their kids away from this stuff, regardless of their financial situation. There's a lot more awareness and concern in tech-related places like this, but the majority of the general population does not seem to have a problem with putting an iPad in front of a toddler, I see it all the time- in fact probably more commonly with middle-class families than working-class ones.

jareds 2y ago

I like the kids version of the Kindle Fire as a way for giving kids screen time. I don't think it's perfect but it offers a fairly large library of applications, games, and videos for a few bucks a month with out allowing internet access. Not all the content is educational but I haven't found anything inappropriate yet. It also offers pretty good options for setting limits. I'm sure you could do something similar on the iPad but I think it would require more effort to set up.

cheeseomlit 2y ago

I condemn them wholeheartedly. If you don't have the time and energy to raise your kids without regularly hypnotizing them via chinese doomscrolling then please just don't have kids.

falcolas 2y ago
Respectfully, with as flippant as employers can be with employees lives, a "good" parenting situation can become a bad situation in a matter of months. And that doesn't even cover scenarios where someone can become an only parent. Ideally, it's a place our social safety nets would be better, but they're pretty bad when it comes to helping children right now in the US.
- cheeseomlit 2y ago
  Fair point and I realize not everyone has the resources to raise their kids the way they want to, but I get the impression most parents don't even want to keep their kids away from this stuff, regardless of their financial situation. There's a lot more awareness and concern in tech-related places like this, but the majority of the general population does not seem to have a problem with putting an iPad in front of a toddler, I see it all the time- in fact probably more commonly with middle-class families than working-class ones.