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So what’s the alternative? Pretend we don’t live in a digitally connected society and set our kids up for failure when they get one years after their peers?
by Forgeties79 8mo ago
So what’s the alternative? Pretend we don’t live in a digitally connected society and set our kids up for failure when they get one years after their peers?
- ajam1507 8mo agoKeeping your kids off social media is setting them up for success.
- Forgeties79 8mo agoI’m talking about phones specifically. Agree re: social media.
- ajam1507 8mo agoThe problem isn't with phones. We should have robust parental controls and the responsibility of parenting should be left to, wait for it... the parents.
- Forgeties79 8mo agoThe person before me is the one who brought up phones. > The difference though is that parents are generally the ones to give their kids their phones and devices. But either way I disagree. This comment sums up my point: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47122715#47128105 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47122715#47128105
- bigstrat2003 8mo agoLet's assume for the sake of argument that social media is extremely harmful to children. Which means the answer to your question is "yes, obviously". If people were running around giving their kids fentanyl, you wouldn't say "but my kid's friends all use fentanyl and he'll be an outcast if he can't". You would say "any friends that he loses over this are well worth avoiding the damage". Why would it be different just because it's social media?
- Forgeties79 8mo agoPhones, I mean. Sorry for the confusion there. I’m for holding off on social media.