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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of what we are seeing is definitely remnants of the pandemic and the failure of online learning. But that does not count for the abysmal reading scores we are seeing in grades K-3. Last year nearly a quarter of my kindergarteners met the criteria to suggest retention. This year it's looking like more. The attention issues I am seeing are a major stumbling block to their learning. Kids spend too much time watching screens and not enough thinking, interacting, and responding. Both schools and families are contributing to this with the amount of time kids spend on screens. I can tell parents until I am blue in the face that their kindergartener doesn't need a phone and certainly shouldn't be watching YouTube in bed all night, but I am not in charge there. And my district sets the screen time at school, not me; if my kids don't get their minutes in the programs, it's my head. I feel like I'm in the middle of a slow motion train wreck.[/quote]
In my experience I it happens with the lower class families [/quote]
Right here on DCUM this week, a poster asked for advice on making diaper changes with a squirming, uncooperative 22 month old easier, and a poster suggested handing the toddler a phone to distract them. Parents of differing SES are guilty of this.[/quote]

A couple minutes is fine[/quote]
But it never stays at a couple minutes. The phone gets used for diaper changes, and because it works, then it gets used in situations where you need to keep the child quiet (waiting rooms, worship services, restaurants), then it becomes part of the routine for airline flights and road trips. Eventually, it’s the solution when mom is sick or dad has a headache. Finally, child is addicted and begs for it and throws a fit when they don’t get it and it becomes a bargaining chip between parent and child. Kid #2 gets it even earlier because they want to be like kid #1.[/quote]

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