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Nobody sane would experiment on their kids that way so I assume it's a rhetorical question. iPads and TVs are results of lazy parenting, especially at early age

by yawz 11y ago

Nobody sane would experiment on their kids that way so I assume it's a rhetorical question. iPads and TVs are results of lazy parenting, especially at early ages. Kids should develop playing with parents, siblings, friends and on their own. At a later stage, banning is probably bad but I believe exposure to electronics and their content should be controlled by parents. When you start to have kids, you notice your social circle is full of other parents (on the one hand your friends are around the same age so they're having kids and on the other hand you tend to be with people having kids - usually the same age). You can clearly see the differences in kids getting (uncontrolled) exposure to electronics at various ages and their reaction to being deprived of them etc. So you certainly develop some awareness and some idea about their effects.

facepalm 11y ago
There is also a point where kids are exhausted from playing or from too much human interaction. Many HN users are probably introverts, they might understand. When my kid watches certain TV shows or uses certain apps, he can be extremely focused and extremely happy. I myself also have some fond memories of my favorite TV shows as a kid. There are some TV shows that explain things very well. Of course we do not let him use these things indefinitely, and he doesn't even watch normal TV where you could do mindless "zapping" between channels. Maybe if studies find children who are allowed to do worth computers whatever they want for an unlimited time, they also find parents who generally don't care at all. So that might be the root issue, and excessive iPad use might just be a symptom.
golergka 11y ago
> Kids should develop playing with parents, siblings, friends and on their own. I don't see how these statement is opposed to kids using iPads.
yawz 11y ago
I certainly agree that it also depends on the children. However, let's not forget that the original post is about 0-to-2-year-olds. I've a 4 year old and we control his exposure to TV and tablets. I'm against banning it for many reasons but controlling the amount of exposure and the content seems important.

by yawz 11y ago

facepalm 11y ago

There is also a point where kids are exhausted from playing or from too much human interaction. Many HN users are probably introverts, they might understand. When my kid watches certain TV shows or uses certain apps, he can be extremely focused and extremely happy. I myself also have some fond memories of my favorite TV shows as a kid. There are some TV shows that explain things very well. Of course we do not let him use these things indefinitely, and he doesn't even watch normal TV where you could do mindless "zapping" between channels. Maybe if studies find children who are allowed to do worth computers whatever they want for an unlimited time, they also find parents who generally don't care at all. So that might be the root issue, and excessive iPad use might just be a symptom.

golergka 11y ago

> Kids should develop playing with parents, siblings, friends and on their own. I don't see how these statement is opposed to kids using iPads.

yawz 11y ago

I certainly agree that it also depends on the children. However, let's not forget that the original post is about 0-to-2-year-olds. I've a 4 year old and we control his exposure to TV and tablets. I'm against banning it for many reasons but controlling the amount of exposure and the content seems important.