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The rather simple solution is to keep children off the internet without adequate supervision. It horrifies me to see public school programs that now functionall
by zeta0134 1y ago
The rather simple solution is to keep children off the internet without adequate supervision. It horrifies me to see public school programs that now functionally require an Internet connection in the classroom and at home, often with Google Docs. If a parent quite reasonably wanted to keep their kids away from the unfiltered firehose, what are their options? To say nothing of the social pressure, as the kids these days are glued to their phones and socialize through online games. It's a big mess.
- alex_suzuki 1y agoSpeaking as a parent of a 5yr and 9yr old (who is already asking for a smartphone because some friends in school have one), it would require a concerted effort by parents, schools and media companies to achieve this. Especially the latter is unlikely to happen. The first easy step is to ban smartphones from schools, and that is happening in some places already, but the process is slow. Smartphones are a weapon of mass destruction for kids‘ attention spans. Last but not least, parents need to be more conscious about their screen usage. I find it hard myself to resist the temptation of „checking the phone“, how can we expect kids to do so…