It's easier for children not to be addicted to tech if they are denied access to it at all in their early years. In my family, the youngest members were denied it until they were of an age where they could understand how to use it wisely; that's really the only solution. Individuals can play ball with this, but institutions are slow to embrace any sort of change...
That child’s question made my stomach drop reading it. That child has assessed their value to their sibling and found they rank lower on the list than they’d like due to the dominance of tech. So sad as a generation develops a sense that their value, their own self-worth plus their value to others around them, extends only as far as they engage online or virtually. Thank you for sharing this story.
There is a huge focus on safetyism as a barrier to non-tech play but in my observation values around cleanliness and not making a mess are just as big, if not more of an issue. Thinking about your suggestion of letting kids take the cushions off the couch to play. I'd see no problem with this but this would be completely unacceptable behavior to a lot of parents
It's easier for children not to be addicted to tech if they are denied access to it at all in their early years. In my family, the youngest members were denied it until they were of an age where they could understand how to use it wisely; that's really the only solution. Individuals can play ball with this, but institutions are slow to embrace any sort of change...
That child’s question made my stomach drop reading it. That child has assessed their value to their sibling and found they rank lower on the list than they’d like due to the dominance of tech. So sad as a generation develops a sense that their value, their own self-worth plus their value to others around them, extends only as far as they engage online or virtually. Thank you for sharing this story.
There is a huge focus on safetyism as a barrier to non-tech play but in my observation values around cleanliness and not making a mess are just as big, if not more of an issue. Thinking about your suggestion of letting kids take the cushions off the couch to play. I'd see no problem with this but this would be completely unacceptable behavior to a lot of parents