Yup, I think a lot of commenters here are taking this literally at face value. I got 2 kids of my own and I get the "vibe", or direction/intent, Taiwan's lawmak

Yup, I think a lot of commenters here are taking this literally at face value. I got 2 kids of my own and I get the "vibe", or direction/intent, Taiwan's lawmakers are going for. They know they can't enforce it; they're just trying to suggest "Look, don't just plop your baby/toddler in front of a Youtube Playlist of 200+ Dora-the-explorer & Barney episodes all day. It's not good for adults and it certainly isn't good for a new developing mind. Yes, we know there are educational apps 'n all that... but you know and we know that's what most of you are sedating your kids with on those glowing glossy screens. Let them look around and process their environment & interact with real humans in the room. Dora & Barney are great, but not replacements for real flesh & blood human interaction and the real world environment around them.". Of course, depending on your social-economic level, this is __far__ easier to do for some parents than others. I'm lucky with my flexible high-earning techjob my wife only works 2 days a week. We have a great deal more time to actually go outside and walk around in nice parks with the kids. Very different from the parents that work crazy hours, _SIX_ days a week and barely have time to sleep before having to go back to work - not to talk of having time with their kids. ______ Pre-emptive: At about this time, in previous similar discussions, someone on HN will say: "Well, why did they have kids if they can't take care of them?" I think this thread handles it well - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8177756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8177756