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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It all funnels back to phones/computers/social media.
 
1) they aren’t interacting bc of these things.
 They would rather be on phone/computer

2) public parks are empty bc kids are at home on computers

3) parents are forced to be over involved and over parent, because if they didn’t, teens would be on their computer/phone all day long. Parents have to schedule things in order to get them off computer/phone.
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Which ultimately boils down to

1) we know these devices and apps are addictive, but we as parents gave them to our kids anyway, and

2) we don’t really trust our kids to make good decisions for themselves and we are terrified of them having to face actual consequences (probably because we fear it will just reflect poorly on us?).

So they have no sense of agency, gobs of entitlement and devices in their hands that are designed to prey on their deepest insecurities.[/quote]

Most teens are incapable of setting heathy limits with their devices.  Same as most adults, to be honest.

[b]Devices and computers are here to stay.  Having your kid being the only teenager without one isn’t the solution[/b].  [/quote]

It is the solution. All the CEOs of tech / social media companies agree and they do not allow their kids on social.

But I can also tell you have never tried it, so you have no clue whatsoever about what you asserted.[/quote]

They claim a lot of things they do that are not true. [/quote]

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