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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What makes me sad is seeing a toddler pushed in a stroller holding a phone or iPad rather than looking at the world around them. I take a bus to work and there is often a nanny with a 2 yr old and 3 yr old waiting for the same bus. If we have more than a minute wait, she gives the older one her phone. Once we're on the bus, the kids are on the phone together. Why they can't play I Spy or practice counting, I don't know.

I waited in a 20 minute line Sunday with a 5 yr old, and we practiced days of the week, talked about rain and puddles and clouds, steps to making a pie, the types of things people go to the post office for, etc. I think he can do this because he's always done it - he's never had a phone or iPad in the stroller or car or highchair. [/quote]

What makes me sad is all the judgements people like you give to everyone.  We are such a polarized society of perfect people - "if-only-everyone-can-be-like-me people".  Since you are perfect, there is no room for growth and introspection.  Your kids, I'm sure, are perfect too.  Did you flashcard how to be perfect while you were in line at the post office?  It might be on that kindergarten readiness assessment.

Imagine a world where we empathize with people and understand events from multiple perspectives, like maybe other people's perspectives..... the world would be a different place.[/quote]

I don’t disagree with the stay in your lane idea here, but I do think a big reason our culture lacks empathy is because of screens. Many teenagers and young adults raised on screens do not know how to talk to others - they are so used to talking from behind a keyboard.[/quote]

They actually do.  Its just different and has nothign to do with empathy.  My kids were reading by age 3.  Was yours?  And, yes they had screens in moderation.  We never ever used a babysitter and so yes, sometimes we'd go out and had the kids iPads so we could get a break and talk.  They were with me 24-7.  If you are working and only have an hour or two a day with them, yes, that makes sense but some of our kids get our full attention all day every day. [/quote]

My kid was translating Sanskrit at age 2.5 and calculating differential equations by 6.  But this came so easy to her that we allowed some screen time too.  Sorry your kid is so dumb.[/quote]

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