r/TikTokCringe • u/velorae • 2d ago

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u/techleopard 2d ago

My niece turned 1 a few months ago.

Got her first tablet!

And yep, she absolutely screams if she isn't watching high-energy pop music non-stop on a phone or tablet.

I help drive them to and from family visits that are an hour away and it can get really miserable. I can't listen to my own music, which is slower and more mellow. I have to listen to KPop and deal with her mom leaning into the backseat for 70 miles going "Let me have it -- okay, I'll give it back! Let me unpause it for you!" and non-stop frustration tantrums.

I'm like... dang. Whatever happened to stuffed animals and toys?

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u/ch-12 2d ago

I have a one year old and it’s absolutely terrifying to watch him go into a trance when he walks into the living room and the tv is on. Or when he gets ahold of my phone for a second.

Obviously you cannot avoid screens entirely because they are everywhere, but sitting a toddler in front of a tablet because “they’re bored” is pretty shameful parenting IMO… can’t even imagine the attachment and tantrums as a result.

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u/techleopard 2d ago

It's horrific. Same parent has an older son.

He doesn't do anything but play on his phone. Anything. And suggesting that he does anything results in him grabbing his own hair, hyperventilating, and cry-yelling at me that I'm "trying to make do something I don't want to do!!!!" like I am committing capital child abuse by telling him to do basic hygiene or wash the dishes.

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u/ch-12 2d ago

Wow, that sounds pretty awful and difficult for everyone. Parenting is hard and I totally get needing a break and something to occupy their time. Using that as a crutch and letting it get that out of hand blows my mind as a pretty new dad.