Parents who let their kids use screens in public without headphones

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Anonymous wrote:The tablet watching parents don't ever think about the way that their actions impact other children. My 3YO is not allowed to watch any screens in public, and knows that when she needs to be quiet she sits and looks at a book, colors a Water Wow, or draws on her doodle board. She can occupy herself for 45 minutes in this way, but the moment she sees another kid with blasting music from an ipad it's all over. Have some respect for those of us that are actually parenting our children please.

Don’t fool yourself. If she’s playing by herself for 45 mins how are you “parenting”?

Parenting only happens when you're directly engaging your child in something?

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Anonymous wrote:No headphones, no tablet for DD, no exceptions. People can't escape on a plane or a train, and who on Earth wants to watch 10 episodes of Doc McStuffins? (Besides my kid, obviously.)

If your child also wants to watch it, isn’t it better if the other child is watching without headphones?

What I meant was that no other random person wants to watch DD's shows.

For two kids? Buy a splitter for $5. Plug in both sets of headphones. Problem solved. DH and I do this on long plane trips to watch movies together.

I guess I let my kids play, color, sing songs, sleep, tell stories. I really don’t think I am obligated to put my kids in front of screens with headphones on and keep them in complete silence when we are in public.

Actually she’s on the mark. She recognizes kids are people and there is no obligation to be silent in public.

Do you always miss the mark so badly? You literally have no idea what this thread is about. Just take your holier than thou self and start walking.

If you can't understand the difference between children being in public places and being children versus parents letting their children watch screens without headphones I don't know what anyone here can do for you.

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Anonymous wrote:No headphones, no tablet for DD, no exceptions. People can't escape on a plane or a train, and who on Earth wants to watch 10 episodes of Doc McStuffins? (Besides my kid, obviously.)

If your child also wants to watch it, isn’t it better if the other child is watching without headphones?

What I meant was that no other random person wants to watch DD's shows.

For two kids? Buy a splitter for $5. Plug in both sets of headphones. Problem solved. DH and I do this on long plane trips to watch movies together.

I guess I let my kids play, color, sing songs, sleep, tell stories. I really don’t think I am obligated to put my kids in front of screens with headphones on and keep them in complete silence when we are in public.

Actually she’s on the mark. She recognizes kids are people and there is no obligation to be silent in public.

Do you always miss the mark so badly? You literally have no idea what this thread is about. Just take your holier than thou self and start walking.

There is a difference between obligation and common courtesy. I am not obliged to shower regularly but I do because I don't want to stink up my office. I'm not obliged to watch my language when I'm speaking in public but I do because I know that some people are offended by f-bombs. I'm not obliged to step to the right on escalators but I do because I know that some people are in a bigger hurry than I am and I don't want to be in their way. I'm not obliged to tell my kid to stop yelling in a restaurant but I do because I don't want to ruin other people's dinner.

It's about living in a society and be respectful to the people around you.

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My head is spinning at the thought that you actually have to explain this concept to people. I mistakenly believed most people were brought up to understand common courtesy. The level of selfishness on full display here is astounding. Were some of you raised by wolves?

A little noise is in a waiting room is hardly a big deal. I think it’s far more selfish that you demand quiet from young kids in a public space where there is no expectation for silence.

I have never once been annoyed by a child talking to their parent or a parent reading a book to their child in a waiting room. I have, however, been annoyed by the sound of a stupid show or game blaring out of a device. NO ONE IS DEMANDING THAT CHILDREN REMAIN SILENT IN PUBLIC. Maybe that will help you understand?

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Anonymous wrote:No headphones, no tablet for DD, no exceptions. People can't escape on a plane or a train, and who on Earth wants to watch 10 episodes of Doc McStuffins? (Besides my kid, obviously.)

If your child also wants to watch it, isn’t it better if the other child is watching without headphones?

What I meant was that no other random person wants to watch DD's shows.

For two kids? Buy a splitter for $5. Plug in both sets of headphones. Problem solved. DH and I do this on long plane trips to watch movies together.

I guess I let my kids play, color, sing songs, sleep, tell stories. I really don’t think I am obligated to put my kids in front of screens with headphones on and keep them in complete silence when we are in public.

Actually she’s on the mark. She recognizes kids are people and there is no obligation to be silent in public.

Do you always miss the mark so badly? You literally have no idea what this thread is about. Just take your holier than thou self and start walking.

There is a difference between obligation and common courtesy. I am not obliged to shower regularly but I do because I don't want to stink up my office. I'm not obliged to watch my language when I'm speaking in public but I do because I know that some people are offended by f-bombs. I'm not obliged to step to the right on escalators but I do because I know that some people are in a bigger hurry than I am and I don't want to be in their way. I'm not obliged to tell my kid to stop yelling in a restaurant but I do because I don't want to ruin other people's dinner.

It's about living in a society and be respectful to the people around you.

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My head is spinning at the thought that you actually have to explain this concept to people. I mistakenly believed most people were brought up to understand common courtesy. The level of selfishness on full display here is astounding. Were some of you raised by wolves?

A little noise is in a waiting room is hardly a big deal. I think it’s far more selfish that you demand quiet from young kids in a public space where there is no expectation for silence.

I have never once been annoyed by a child talking to their parent or a parent reading a book to their child in a waiting room. I have, however, been annoyed by the sound of a stupid show or game blaring out of a device. NO ONE IS DEMANDING THAT CHILDREN REMAIN SILENT IN PUBLIC. Maybe that will help you understand?

NP here. Stop shouting and read the thread. Because screens are so widely available, there is an expectation that children be quiet and plugged in when in public.
And there have been multiple posters in this thread who have stated that noise like reading a book or talking to a child is just as obtrusive as playing the screens without headphones.

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It's not that I don't care how other people are impacted, it's just that I don't care very much.

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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 onmy 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.

While I don’t turn on porn. I will and have done a very violet show.
I was on a plane— which is the only place I personally watch something unless at home or movies. I’m not one to go to a restaurant and just watch movies.
Anyway. Kid probably around 6 in the row across the aisle refused to wear his headphones. He said he liked it better with out. Both parents put their own headphones in and ignored the kid for the flight. The kid had his game system and iPad at full blast. So annoying.

So I likely still had Sons of Anarchy, Vikings and GoT still on my laptop.

Took out the headphones and found the most violent scenes.

Parents, after each watching their own movies and a few drinks. Just looked at me and I smiled and said oh have you seen this part. So good.

They finally decided to patent and told the kid to put in his headphones.

And just when it was getting good on Vikings too. Everyone should see a blood eagle being done ?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not that I don't care how other people are impacted, it's just that I don't care very much.

Some very trashy people raised you.

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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 onmy 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.

While I don’t turn on porn. I will and have done a very violet show.
I was on a plane— which is the only place I personally watch something unless at home or movies. I’m not one to go to a restaurant and just watch movies.
Anyway. Kid probably around 6 in the row across the aisle refused to wear his headphones. He said he liked it better with out. Both parents put their own headphones in and ignored the kid for the flight. The kid had his game system and iPad at full blast. So annoying.

So I likely still had Sons of Anarchy, Vikings and GoT still on my laptop.

Took out the headphones and found the most violent scenes.

Parents, after each watching their own movies and a few drinks. Just looked at me and I smiled and said oh have you seen this part. So good.

They finally decided to patent and told the kid to put in his headphones.

And just when it was getting good on Vikings too. Everyone should see a blood eagle being done ?

Oh.god, I'm so sorry you had to.fly with my SIL, her idiot husband, and my nephew who they can't bother to parent. I just had to endure a weekend with them and every meal they just shove an iPad into the kid's hands and ignore him. Meanwhile, the damn device is blaring away and the kid has zero table manners or ability to have a conversation.

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Huh. When I hear noise from a child’s screen I just tune it out and carry on with my life. I think there is something really off about you if your first instinct is to whip out your iPad porn or your most violent television show and point it at a six year old. What freaks.

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Anonymous wrote:Huh. When I hear noise from a child’s screen I just tune it out and carry on with my life. I think there is something really off about you if your first instinct is to whip out your iPad porn or your most violent television show and point it at a six year old. What freaks.

You must have been raised by wolves. .

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I hate that some parents do this.

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Currently going through this BS in an airport. If you want strangers to despise you and your kids, sure go ahead. But if you're a decent human with common courtesy you'd invest in a pair of headphones for your little brat to play on their tablet without disgusting everyone.