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user-inactivated · 4499 days ago · link · · parent · post: How my four year old and I spent the last few days

We seem to have different experiences with legos. Oh well.

My point was, the presence of technology itself isn't the pretty exaggerated societal harm you make it out to be. It's how parents raise their kids that actually makes a difference. Okay. I would argue that computers (and tv) make it easier for a bad parent to rationalize. Used to be, a bad parent just tossed their kid outside for the day. Go play baseball. Now, they say, "well, I'm keeping him/her safe by keeping him/her near me and inside" etc. Then they stick their kid on a screen for four hours so they can get work done. This is detrimental. And sure, it's ultimately the parents' fault, but technology is an enabler. And I think some otherwise good parents are tempted to stick their kids on a screen too, when previously they might have said read a book.

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