Meh. It seems to me that these people just allow their kids what they themselves had. It's not a principled decision, it's just nostalgia. Example. No tablets,

Meh. It seems to me that these people just allow their kids what they themselves had. It's not a principled decision, it's just nostalgia. Example. No tablets, great. But they can have a game boy. What's the difference? The difference is the parents had game boys growing up so they have good memories. Then they rationalize this as "only has two buttons so requires patience". Surely you can find games on a tablet that only have two buttons and require patience...? No, the actual explanation is nostalgia, with an a posteriori rationalisation.