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Science is real. |
May the odds ever be in your favor. |
My kid didn't get a phone until 16. You are correct: no alcohol during pregnancy or while trying to conceive. No TV until 2, don't know or care about food dyes. |
+1. Also get screens out of schools in ES!! |
I'm on board. Not planning to give kids any kind of phone until middle school and even then it won't be a smartphone. It'll be one of those Gabb or Gizmo or whatever type basic/dumb phone that's just for practical purposes. And no social media until age 16+. That's the plan. But my kids are only 9 and 7 now so we'll see how it goes... |
i have been saying this for years, and i didn't go to yale. |
excuses, excuses. there is no reason at all for a young kids to have phones. |
I have also been considering telling my child not to touch a hot stove, but I simply cannot find any HYP research to support this. She does not seem well, but correlation is not causation! Who knows?! Waiting for the science. |
At least you recognize it may be harder by age 12 then it seems now. I hope for your sake that by then many others are making the same choice. We waited until our kids were just shy of 12, and honestly, it wasn't that hard back then-this was 7 and 9 years ago. The thing is, I don't see why waiting until 12 makes any difference. It doesn't really get back until the ages of 13-18. Not sure what delaying, with boundaries, really helps with. |
This article is ridiculous. Why would a kid be getting 200 notifications from a phone? Teach the kid to shut off notifications so they don't get any. Same with social media -- teach your child why interacting live with someone is better than being on social media. As for videos, there are an amazing amount of quality videos out there today. Teach your child how to separate the wheat from the chaff. |
Giving kids smart phones is akin to child abuse. Hello, the whole world of nasty pornography is at their fingertips. There are many excellent dumb phone options. |
No pay phones? How many times in you childhood did you call your parents on a pay phone? You arranged to get picked up after practice outside of door 4 at 6:15. If you were late, they would wait for you. If they were late, you would wait for them. Have people just lost their minds? |
I made it to almost 14 with my oldest and I’ll be doing the same with my younger two. |
Agreed. And I am also not the perfect parent. But FWIW it has not been super hard at all to be tablet free so far - my kids are 5 and 3. Yes they are annoying to deal with restaurants but for me it is worth it overall to NEVER HAVE THEM ASKING ME FOR A TABLET/SCREEN/GAME etc. I find the whining and entitlement SO ANNOYING (can you tell??) I also want them to tune into their surroundings, observe social dynamics etc. I learned so much as a kid just passively observing things like my mom talking to the grocery store butcher and whatnot. It was fascinating to me to observe all the interpersonal dynamics in the world. is hard to explain but it is something I want my kids to experience. |