Oh god I know where this is leading and I ain’t a fan of it
brocanyouchillout on
under 5s get screentime?? what happened to normal telly, with y’know..cartoons and cbeebies and stuff?? why do they need tablets.
edit: sorry i forgot tv was included in screentime ig lol
Pocket_Aces1 on
Waiting for the government to control this by implementing more laws than affect all of us because parents can’t parent
BlackSpinedPlinketto on
Watching Sesame Street, Bluey and cartoons etc is part of life for the under 5s. You can tell parents as much as you want.
Warm_Astronomer_9305 on
As usual it’s punishing the coping mechanism without addressing the core issue. There used to be less need for TV as there were more people available to help keep everything afloat, a village. Now everyone is stuck with their nose to the grindstone trying to stay out of debt and these third places where you can take your children are starting to go extinct or become so expensive, it stops being affordable. It doesn’t feel like society is allowing us to have kids in the first place, let alone be able to spend enough quality time with them that we don’t need a tv to distract them while we try and get everything else done before the day ends. If we neglect those things, life stops working properly and if we neglect the children, we’re failing them. Clearly there needs to be some middle ground where we aren’t constantly having to choose one or the other.
SpikedOnAHook on
Zero hours, provides a book, crayons/colours/pencils
10 and over screens can be introduced. Just my opinion though.
Galimimus79 on
What’s the problem?
Is there any evidence to suggest a physical health issue?
TVs only emit visible light so would be expected to be healthier than viewing something in bright sunlight (with UV etc.)
Focal length is around arms length so no different to drawing a picture and given we have evolved to manipulate things with our hands you’d not expect this to be an issue.
If it’s a concern about behaviour or content then that’s a parenting issue.
Are people generally happy with state intervention in parenting?
anireadscomics on
Well nah then. IMO they shouldn’t even have a device at all
D1789 on
There’s screen time and then there’s screen time.
For kids, cartoons on the TV in the background is significantly different to holding a tablet in the hand and staring at mind-numbing shite on YouTube.
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But but then my child throws a tantrum.
-Some concerned parent probably.
Oh god I know where this is leading and I ain’t a fan of it
under 5s get screentime?? what happened to normal telly, with y’know..cartoons and cbeebies and stuff?? why do they need tablets.
edit: sorry i forgot tv was included in screentime ig lol
Waiting for the government to control this by implementing more laws than affect all of us because parents can’t parent
Watching Sesame Street, Bluey and cartoons etc is part of life for the under 5s. You can tell parents as much as you want.
As usual it’s punishing the coping mechanism without addressing the core issue. There used to be less need for TV as there were more people available to help keep everything afloat, a village. Now everyone is stuck with their nose to the grindstone trying to stay out of debt and these third places where you can take your children are starting to go extinct or become so expensive, it stops being affordable. It doesn’t feel like society is allowing us to have kids in the first place, let alone be able to spend enough quality time with them that we don’t need a tv to distract them while we try and get everything else done before the day ends. If we neglect those things, life stops working properly and if we neglect the children, we’re failing them. Clearly there needs to be some middle ground where we aren’t constantly having to choose one or the other.
Zero hours, provides a book, crayons/colours/pencils
10 and over screens can be introduced. Just my opinion though.
What’s the problem?
Is there any evidence to suggest a physical health issue?
TVs only emit visible light so would be expected to be healthier than viewing something in bright sunlight (with UV etc.)
Focal length is around arms length so no different to drawing a picture and given we have evolved to manipulate things with our hands you’d not expect this to be an issue.
If it’s a concern about behaviour or content then that’s a parenting issue.
Are people generally happy with state intervention in parenting?
Well nah then. IMO they shouldn’t even have a device at all
There’s screen time and then there’s screen time.
For kids, cartoons on the TV in the background is significantly different to holding a tablet in the hand and staring at mind-numbing shite on YouTube.