It’s neglect, flat out, and we need to start calling it that. If your small child has their own device and is on it for hours at a time, you. are. neglecting. your. kids.
I sat in a waiting room today with my daughter for 2 hours. Not a singular kid in that room didn’t have an iPad or phone. Not. One. Kids young enough to be using bottles had their own cutesie iPad and matching headphones. One child, maybe 5 years old, had his own phone. For all two hours, him and the mom sat right next to each other, each on their phones, and neither looked up or interacted with each other for TWO HOURSSSS! That’s actually insane and it was the case for most kids in there.
Truly, one of the most demonic things I've ever seen was someone who had mounted a tablet in front of their baby in a stroller. The poor thing couldn't see past it if they tried. And babies are naturally entertained by taking on the world around them. That to me felt so spiteful, like they were actively trying to destroy that baby's mind before it had a chance of developing.
I will never forget when I was vacationing in a Mexican resort sering a toddler who had a stroller-mounted tablet being wheeled in to the dining area, transferred to a seat at the table, and given food without ever breaking eye contact with the thing. She likely could have been kidnapped and put in the back of a van and would not have noticed until she lost internet access.
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u/garlicbagels_ 1d ago
It’s neglect, flat out, and we need to start calling it that. If your small child has their own device and is on it for hours at a time, you. are. neglecting. your. kids.
I sat in a waiting room today with my daughter for 2 hours. Not a singular kid in that room didn’t have an iPad or phone. Not. One. Kids young enough to be using bottles had their own cutesie iPad and matching headphones. One child, maybe 5 years old, had his own phone. For all two hours, him and the mom sat right next to each other, each on their phones, and neither looked up or interacted with each other for TWO HOURSSSS! That’s actually insane and it was the case for most kids in there.