Bob Gurney's Ghost
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Beat me to it.Their father's hell did slowly go by.
I don’t think they are a healthy pursuit for developing plastic minds.
I’m old fashioned and I see very little moderation. Luckily my child rearing days are over.Surely it's all about moderation? They can also buy great learning tools can't they?
They will lead the way
One of the things you have to teach them is how to have a conversation. Then the whole 'gaming in a restaurant' thing doesn't arise. Talk to them like a grown up and they will respond. There was no question of "would you engage them all night if you were out for a while?" because they were and are part of the company.
My kids never got baby-talk and got used to asking and answering questions, so when they got to nursery they had a good working vocabulary unlike some of the kids who could barely speak because they had never been spoken to.
Also @dangermows nobody said 'video games cause autism'. That says more about you than you realise. FWIW I think screens might encourage autistic behaviour in some kids- but we're all on the spectrum somewhere. Some kids are allowed to live inside their own heads and some kids are fully engaged with the world and screens, social media and gaming are part of that world.
Also, if you listen, your kids will teach you a lot too.
I’m old fashioned and I see very little moderation. Luckily my child rearing days are over.
I see some value in a little bit of educational games but the rest of the time it is a child following a set process. No interaction with another person, no negotiation, no learning.
I see very little value in it.
It doesn’t matter what I think I’m not raising any more kids.
I’m old fashioned
You don’t see this? See loads of kids hooked on them. Mates kids seem to spend an awful lot of time on them.What are you seeing here btw? How much insight in to people lives do you have? What people are you talking about when you say you see very little moderation?
You don’t see this? See loads of kids hooked on them. Mates kids seem to spend an awful lot of time on them.
If I’m wrong it’s not a big deal.
I think there is a lot wrong with technology and younger kids.I see loads of things but that doesn't mean I know the ins and outs and how people go on when I'm not seeing them. Times change marra, nowt the matter with technology. Like everything it's all about balance
I’d assume the kid wasn’t functioning properly if it had headphones in.
Younger kids are taught at school a fair bit on computers and on tablets. They are also sent homework to do on their tablet.
Ours get buses and stuff so really need a phone a bit younger than 11
I think screens might encourage autistic behaviour in some kids- but we're all on the spectrum somewhere. Some kids are allowed to live inside their own heads and some kids are fully engaged with the world and screens, social media and gaming are part of that world.
Also, if you listen, your kids will teach you a lot too.
You can think what you want, but you're wrong.
We're also not all on the autism spectrum at all, I really hate it when people say that. It really belittles those who are.
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You are clinically correct, I'll give you that. No belittlemant intended. But a lot of psychological/therapeutic work that goes on around alienation and dissociation would tend towards the view that all of us are somewhere on the spectrum.
Actually, you're probably right about that. I should adjust my terminology. A rare thing on the SMB: a changed mind!The bounds of the autistic spectrum surely must be finite and reserved for those with ASC?
FFS.Don't engage with Worzel Gummidge looking people in internet chatrooms.