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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biking is better than Netflix which is better than video games which might be better than cell phones for 11 and 12 yo’s. Depends on the game and the kid. [/quote]

[b]And biking is literally the #1 cause of concussion and head injury in kids. [/b]

Everything has risks and rewards. Netflix can be super-addictive. Video gaming is at least active whereas binge-watching shows is passive. Cell phone are tools. My kid uses hers for audible and kindle, texting (lots of rules about that,) managing her calendar, chore-tracking, and a few other things.

Phones -- personal, portable networked computers! -- are incredibly powerful tools. That power should be respected, and they should be used with care. [/quote]
LOL. Wow. Just, wow.[/quote]

The humor is the point. Obviously it's ridiculous not to let your kids ride bikes... Or ride in cars, even though crashes are one of the top causes of death in teens. We DO regulate that. We don't say, no cars, or demonize cars. That is because they are machines and they don't have moral qualities. [/quote]

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