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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is being smug and maybe trolling, but it's also secretly judge the parents who rely 100% on iPads for travel. I have also noticed the families where each person has their device and they all just stare at their personal screen for the duration of the trip. I think it's lazy parenting and wonder if that's what their families are like at home too. I am glad my kid can get through a flight, even an international one, without an ipad. I guess I'm smug too.[/quote]

Do you also judge adults flying alone who are using devices? Should everyone have a hardcover novel or a writing pad to keep them entertained? My family interacts plenty at home, we don't need to interact during a long flight where it's loud and uncomfortable. [/quote]

PP here and yes -- it's actually the parents being buried in their iphone or tablet for the duration of the flight and not interacting with their kids at all that I think is bad because it sets a poor example and I do assume they are like that all the time. And it's not that I think devices are always bad -- I don't care if people use devices on planes or elsewhere. I'm talking about the families where everyone has a personal device and just interacts with that and not at all with each other. I think it's weird especially with very young kids. But even with tweens and teens I think it's healthier and more normal to have a mix and to (1) actually talk to your kids some and (2) encourage them to do more than just play games or watch content.

I know I'm being judgmental. It's not like I'm going to do anything about it. I just generally think we are pretty screen addicted as a society and that's not great and I do notice when a family is completely focused on separate screens and not interacting and yes I judge. Sue me.[/quote]

I posted above that I am a sahm and spend all day everyday trying to engage my children. I used to be a working mom and was obsessed with no screen time and was very very judgmental. Not only did I not allow screen time, I didn’t even have a tv. I judged people who have a kid a phone at restaurants while we rarely ate out with a toddler because it was too difficult.

My kids are now in elementary, middle and high school. You realize when you have a teen taking all AP classes, playing sports through injuries and studying for SATs and looking at college how ridiculous all the little things that mattered so much when they were small, how I was so anti sugar and anti screen.

My youngest is 7. She lived through Covid and while she had no screens before Covid, she watched plenty of Disney plus during Covid. She survived. I actually chuckle when I see parents being obsessed with no sugar or being horrified because juice is served at a birthday party.

We went on 3 international trips this year. Flights were 8-18 hours. Yeah, kids can watch movies on the plane.

My teen told me recently that he hangs out with his family more than any of his friends. We talk soooo much. We don’t need to be having deep conversations on the plane.[/quote]

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