No electronics. Screens strain eyes and change brain patterns of young kids. They get addicted fast and can't control it. Turn off the TV, computer, and phone. Do not let your kid OWN a phone or their own computer till later. If they own it, they will expect to be able to use it. All electronics should belong to you so it is easier to revoke privileges. Hold the line.
Oversee what games, shows, and music they are exposed to as they grow. They will call you a tyrant. When old enough, explain the unconscious side effects of screens and point out the propaganda. Show them how Facebook (and I would be surprised if other sites DIDN"T do the same) knowingly has used their platform to control emotions. Social media is an addiction because the tech companies want you on there. Teach them logical thinking. Have them observe their friends as they become walking zombies that cannot put their phones down and will ignore the people standing right next to them to look at their phone. Engage the kids in family games, books, outdoors, sports, and hobbies. A kid NEEDS to be allowed to be bored so they can learn how to fix the boredom themselves without having to rely on screens. Be a good example. Hold the line.
No, a person does not need to be able to chat with their friends 24/7. That can cause groupthink to happen, not being able to do anything without first putting it to the group. Be aware that if you allow 1 hour a day, it will be hell if you ever decide that it is doing the child harm and revoke it because it is an ADDICTION. The kid will mope around all day, just waiting for that one joyous hour to come, and then be sulky and bored afterward. Living with kids like this is... unpleasant. Give them a landline, if you must, so they can call their friends if they want to communicate.
No, I don't have studies, just experience with mine and others.
Cindi you sound a little bit retarded, like one of those people that think video games causes violence or something stupid (Trump suggested something similar and even people here were mad at him for that.)
I was going to ask what evidence you have for "muh screens are bad" and then you finished with "no studies, just experience"... Yeah.. as I thought.
Screens aren't bad.
Monitor the content that your children watch, like far left brainwashing bullshit. But video games have a significant number of benefits and "screens" aren't addictive.
If screens aren't somewhat addictive, why do we, as adults, spend so much time on electronics? Just checking New. Just jump on to see what people are saying. Just one more board.
Electronic media (games, movies, etc.) is a product that people are trying to sell you. Do you think the companies don't know how it interacts with our brains and how to stimulate those craving centers?
Video games and movies don't cause violence (though I would speculate that they give people ideas), but they can get people accustomed to violence and dull the horror of it when it happens in real life. Games and movies have become too realistic.
TV is a passive activity, and not much brain power is needed for most games and internet. Repeated passive activity dulls the brain. I believe we can agree that society as a whole today has a shorter attention span than it once did. Why is that?
That sounds good on paper, until they become 13 and start to challenge their parents.
No electronics. Screens strain eyes and change brain patterns of young kids. They get addicted fast and can't control it. Turn off the TV, computer, and phone. Do not let your kid OWN a phone or their own computer till later. If they own it, they will expect to be able to use it. All electronics should belong to you so it is easier to revoke privileges. Hold the line.
Oversee what games, shows, and music they are exposed to as they grow. They will call you a tyrant. When old enough, explain the unconscious side effects of screens and point out the propaganda. Show them how Facebook (and I would be surprised if other sites DIDN"T do the same) knowingly has used their platform to control emotions. Social media is an addiction because the tech companies want you on there. Teach them logical thinking. Have them observe their friends as they become walking zombies that cannot put their phones down and will ignore the people standing right next to them to look at their phone. Engage the kids in family games, books, outdoors, sports, and hobbies. A kid NEEDS to be allowed to be bored so they can learn how to fix the boredom themselves without having to rely on screens. Be a good example. Hold the line.
No, a person does not need to be able to chat with their friends 24/7. That can cause groupthink to happen, not being able to do anything without first putting it to the group. Be aware that if you allow 1 hour a day, it will be hell if you ever decide that it is doing the child harm and revoke it because it is an ADDICTION. The kid will mope around all day, just waiting for that one joyous hour to come, and then be sulky and bored afterward. Living with kids like this is... unpleasant. Give them a landline, if you must, so they can call their friends if they want to communicate.
No, I don't have studies, just experience with mine and others.
Cindi you sound a little bit retarded, like one of those people that think video games causes violence or something stupid (Trump suggested something similar and even people here were mad at him for that.)
I was going to ask what evidence you have for "muh screens are bad" and then you finished with "no studies, just experience"... Yeah.. as I thought.
Screens aren't bad.
Monitor the content that your children watch, like far left brainwashing bullshit. But video games have a significant number of benefits and "screens" aren't addictive.
Thank you.
If screens aren't somewhat addictive, why do we, as adults, spend so much time on electronics? Just checking New. Just jump on to see what people are saying. Just one more board.
Electronic media (games, movies, etc.) is a product that people are trying to sell you. Do you think the companies don't know how it interacts with our brains and how to stimulate those craving centers?
Video games and movies don't cause violence (though I would speculate that they give people ideas), but they can get people accustomed to violence and dull the horror of it when it happens in real life. Games and movies have become too realistic.
TV is a passive activity, and not much brain power is needed for most games and internet. Repeated passive activity dulls the brain. I believe we can agree that society as a whole today has a shorter attention span than it once did. Why is that?