Parents who let their kids use screens in public without headphones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

The fact that it happens does not make it less annoying. Really, take them home if you can't get them to behave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

The fact that it happens does not make it less annoying. Really, take them home if you can't get them to behave.

I have a better idea. Kids can stay. YOU go home. You sound very whiny and cranky. Nap time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

The fact that it happens does not make it less annoying. Really, take them home if you can't get them to behave.

I have a better idea. Kids can stay. YOU go home. You sound very whiny and cranky. Nap time?

Mom of toddler and I agree with this. Kids don't belong everywhere, and if you can't get yours to behave normally without screens with the volume up, you should stay home until you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

The fact that it happens does not make it less annoying. Really, take them home if you can't get them to behave.

I have a better idea. Kids can stay. YOU go home. You sound very whiny and cranky. Nap time?

You sound like someone who thinks that her children's bad behavior is 'adorable'. That part is bad enough, but you also seem to think that everyone else is obligated to agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

That's what parents who have whiny, screen zombie kids say.

Mine are 19, 17, 14, and 10 and all knew how to behave in public as young as two. Why? Because we taught them! When they misbehaved, we left and there were consequences for them. I've seen some 8 year old kids having meltdowns in restaurants because there was no WiFi to continue watching their YouTube vids. Newsflash, if your kid is over the age of two and can't sit still for 30 mins., you're failing as a parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

The fact that it happens does not make it less annoying. Really, take them home if you can't get them to behave.

I have a better idea. Kids can stay. YOU go home. You sound very whiny and cranky. Nap time?

Mom of toddler and I agree with this. Kids don't belong everywhere, and if you can't get yours to behave normally without screens with the volume up, you should stay home until you can.

Maybe you are too insecure to take your child places but I am not- restaurants, planes, trains, museums- my family loves to experience new things. Unless it’s a very fancy restaurant or a show where silence is required, my kid is part of the public and belongs in the public space just like you do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If someone’s child was watching something without using headphones, and the parents refused to turn the sound off after a polite request, I would simply begin watching hardcore pornography on my tablet, angling the screen so the child could see. I would, however, use headphones. Because I’m thoughtful like that.

Hahaha

This is actually a great idea!

Except I would turn the sound on. If the parents complied I would say, I’m happy to turn off my sound if you turn off yours. Big smile. If they say no, I would turn up my volume even more.

I’m going to download a loop of all sex scenes in Game of Thrones just in case this happens on a future flight. I don’t think I’m brazen enough for real porn but HBO is close enough.

Another option is to download videos talking about how Santa isn’t real and play with the sound on!

Depending on time of year, parents would get more worked up about this than porn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

Um, actually it IS bad parenting when a child is whining and a parent then hands them a device to shut them up. For a number of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll turn the tablet off and you can listen to DC crying and whining for the next 15 minutes.

(BTW - many 2-3 year olds will not keep headphones on their ears)

Question - would you be as ticked off if I had brought a book and was reading aloud to DC?

Actually, yes. I don't need your top-volume rendition of 'Chicken Soup with Rice' or whatever. If you had the good sense to manage your kids they would not be whining in public at 3. If your kids are that out of control, take them home.

It’s entirely age appropriate to have whiny behavior in public at age 3. It is not “bad parenting” when a three year old whines and a parent is managing the whining via a book or a device. Three years olds are not known for their impeccable manners. But guess what- they are allowed to be in public. Their parents are allowed to be in public And sometimes kids misbehave in public.

The fact that it happens does not make it less annoying. Really, take them home if you can't get them to behave.

I have a better idea. Kids can stay. YOU go home. You sound very whiny and cranky. Nap time?

Mom of toddler and I agree with this. Kids don't belong everywhere, and if you can't get yours to behave normally without screens with the volume up, you should stay home until you can.

Maybe you are too insecure to take your child places but I am not- restaurants, planes, trains, museums- my family loves to experience new things. Unless it’s a very fancy restaurant or a show where silence is required, my kid is part of the public and belongs in the public space just like you do.

Lol. I'm sure everyone enjoys listening to your kids watching TV loudly on their tablets in a museum. I think you misunderstand me. I too take my kid places, but I go to age appropriate places, so a family friendly restaurant with high chairs and coloring stuff provided versus somewhere fancy, museum with a play space we can use after we've looked at some things. Basically, I have normal expectations based on my kids age, and go places with him that makes sense, instead of taking him every single place I want to go and letting him watch movies all day on a tablet while I enjoy myself. It's called parenting.

[Anonymous]

Your kid listening to Baby Shark in the waiting room will result in me listening to Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz Real N*gga Roll Call at equal volume.

I've never heard it before, but it was voted the most profanity laced song ever, with no fewer than 329 cuss words. Not sure if it has a melody you can dance to, but I expect after just a few verses you'll want to get up -- and leave.

Mission accomplished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid listening to Baby Shark in the waiting room will result in me listening to Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz Real N*gga Roll Call at equal volume.

I've never heard it before, but it was voted the most profanity laced song ever, with no fewer than 329 cuss words. Not sure if it has a melody you can dance to, but I expect after just a few verses you'll want to get up -- and leave.

Mission accomplished.

This is so stupid. If I were in that situation, I would understand that the parent is trying to distract and entertains bored child. I would not become so aggravated as to google “song with the most swear words” so I could blast cuss words at a child in a waiting room. I don’t understand how people like this function when mildly inconvenienced. Showing porn or movie sex scenes to toddlers? Seriously what is wrong with people.

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

Uh no. I have zero problems whipping out my phone and playing a video for my kid in a pinch. My kid has as much of a right to be in a waiting room as you. Don’t like it? You leave. Kids exist in the same spaces as you. Get used to it. And your Lil John initimidation tactics are hilariously stupid. I almost have more respect for the person who suggested the pornography.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

Uh no. I have zero problems whipping out my phone and playing a video for my kid in a pinch. My kid has as much of a right to be in a waiting room as you. Don’t like it? You leave. Kids exist in the same spaces as you. Get used to it. And your Lil John initimidation tactics are hilariously stupid. I almost have more respect for the person who suggested the pornography.

This is not complicated. The person who wants/needs to noise pollute the communal space should leave. People prepared to wait quietly should stay. The entitlement on this thread is mind boggling.