This seems silly. Parents that had the resources to shuttle kids to competitions have long been a thing. Yes, it was and is essentially an arms race, but opti

This seems silly. Parents that had the resources to shuttle kids to competitions have long been a thing. Yes, it was and is essentially an arms race, but opting out of it just means you are opting out of the race. Good luck with that, if it is in the direction you want your kids aimed. I'm sympathetic to the idea that depression and anxiety are real. I'm not entirely convinced opting out will accomplish much. This is like thinking if you opt out of eating, you will avoid food health related issues. Seems much more likely that everyone will have a different relationship with these things and finding what is healthy for you will be difficult. And lumping this in as somehow being as bad as phone related distractions is... dubious.