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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids are going to drink in college.  Why don't we start them early on the theory that then they won't go crazy with it when they are on their own?  Because their brains are developing and we want to give them a safe space to develop.  Because there is no evidence (in fact to the contrary) that drinking in high school means less drinking risky in college.

Same with tech.  On both scores.  [/quote]

Absolutely agree.  There are of course benefits/advantages to tech that aren't true of alcohol, but your point is still valid because it is about moderation/strategic use, not "all use, all the time".  And the whole part about the impacts of overuse of tech on still-developing brains hasn't been addressed by any of the "It's fine, it's ok, it's preparing them for a world where it's everywhere".  Um, no, it's not if it's doing more damage than helping, or if it's teaching bad habits.  The point made upthread about rich tech execs sending their kids to tech-free or low-tech schools is fascinating and revealing.  I went to one of the best private elementary schools in the US and even then, they kept most of their instruction tools and processes much simpler than what was available at the time (it's a teaching college as well as Elementary and Middle school, and they have stuck largely with the same teaching philosophy for decades).

The fact that negative influences are in the world and yes, our kids will encounter them at some point is not a reason to just dive into constant exposure of one type that is good in moderation but increasingly looking bad for children in excess.[/quote]

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