Quackman on Nostr: I disagree. Screens aren’t terrible. Algorithms are. Letting your kid stare at ...
I disagree. Screens aren’t terrible. Algorithms are.
Letting your kid stare at whatever Instagram throws at them for 2 hours straight so you can have a nice chat at your aunts birthday party is indeed horrible. Letting your kid solve puzzles in a video game, or have them learn how their favorite animals hunt via clips on the net is good for them. And for you. And you can bond over it, because it gives you common ground to talk about stuff.
I let my kids use whatever device they want, but up front, we agree on what we’re gonna do. For example: I’m going to search on YouTube for a clip of a falcon hunting prey. After it’s done, we turn YouTube off. No problem, very educational.
Ive taught them about the attention trap that most sites are, and they know how to navigate about them. All in all, a screen is just another tool. No point forbidding it, eventually they will get in touch with them anyway (at neighbors, friends, school, sport etc) and they’ll push back hard on you when they do find out. In my opinion, the best way to go about it is to teach them how to use it to their advantage.
Letting your kid stare at whatever Instagram throws at them for 2 hours straight so you can have a nice chat at your aunts birthday party is indeed horrible. Letting your kid solve puzzles in a video game, or have them learn how their favorite animals hunt via clips on the net is good for them. And for you. And you can bond over it, because it gives you common ground to talk about stuff.
I let my kids use whatever device they want, but up front, we agree on what we’re gonna do. For example: I’m going to search on YouTube for a clip of a falcon hunting prey. After it’s done, we turn YouTube off. No problem, very educational.
Ive taught them about the attention trap that most sites are, and they know how to navigate about them. All in all, a screen is just another tool. No point forbidding it, eventually they will get in touch with them anyway (at neighbors, friends, school, sport etc) and they’ll push back hard on you when they do find out. In my opinion, the best way to go about it is to teach them how to use it to their advantage.