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The real WTF is that we "require" parents to be with their children for 12 hours per day. Why is that? Children should play with themselves and use gadgets and

The real WTF is that we "require" parents to be with their children for 12 hours per day. Why is that? Children should play with themselves and use gadgets and play games and learn. They don't need to be watched by an adult for 4/5 of their waking day. And parents should have time for their grownup business. Four hours, in my opinion, should be more than enough. We should structure our society around that assumption.

shiven 14y ago
You forgot the </ sarcasm> tag.
- guard-of-terra 14y ago
  No I'm serious. I remember my childhood, I had many problem, but the last thing I'll need is to be accompanied by an adult everywhere. I could, for example, write QBASIC programs for hours, and how would my mother or father help me if they floated by my shoulder? They won't. They'll get bored, ask stupid questions, tell me to do something more understandable for them. Like, play outdoors. I hated outdoors. Maybe I would benefit from meeting other people interested in what I was interested in (that is, computers, science, SF) - but that's what we should work towards.
  - trhtrsh 14y ago
    I would love to see the QBASIC program you wrote when you were 4 years old.
    - guard-of-terra 14y ago
      Who said 4 years old? I was ten. Concerning actual four years old, I don't actually know what should be done to them. I was off-loaded to day care, it was neither fun nor productive, but what's the solution?
Avshalom 14y ago
The time that children need adults does not come in a convenient block. A few minutes here, 20 minutes there. It likely adds up to less than 4 hours in total (once they're old enough to tie their own shoes or so) but it will be spread out and unpredictable.
- guard-of-terra 14y ago
  This is true. We should be working on children being able to be autonomous in longer streaks; on children being able to resolve part of their needs via telecommunications (cellphone is already a huge saver); on children being able to use help of "an adult" (as opposed to "the adult", that is parent) - like a slightly supervised playground.

shiven 14y ago

You forgot the </ sarcasm> tag.

guard-of-terra 14y ago
No I'm serious. I remember my childhood, I had many problem, but the last thing I'll need is to be accompanied by an adult everywhere. I could, for example, write QBASIC programs for hours, and how would my mother or father help me if they floated by my shoulder? They won't. They'll get bored, ask stupid questions, tell me to do something more understandable for them. Like, play outdoors. I hated outdoors. Maybe I would benefit from meeting other people interested in what I was interested in (that is, computers, science, SF) - but that's what we should work towards.
- trhtrsh 14y ago
  I would love to see the QBASIC program you wrote when you were 4 years old.
  - guard-of-terra 14y ago
    Who said 4 years old? I was ten. Concerning actual four years old, I don't actually know what should be done to them. I was off-loaded to day care, it was neither fun nor productive, but what's the solution?

Avshalom 14y ago

The time that children need adults does not come in a convenient block. A few minutes here, 20 minutes there. It likely adds up to less than 4 hours in total (once they're old enough to tie their own shoes or so) but it will be spread out and unpredictable.

guard-of-terra 14y ago
This is true. We should be working on children being able to be autonomous in longer streaks; on children being able to resolve part of their needs via telecommunications (cellphone is already a huge saver); on children being able to use help of "an adult" (as opposed to "the adult", that is parent) - like a slightly supervised playground.