When 2020 came and Convid hit and schools closed, it took us 10 days to realise screens (Ipads) were turning our kids in to addicts, so we took them away completely. We expected trouble. That never came. They simply adjusted and started hobbies. Lots of arts and crafts and reading and outdoor play (we were already quite an 'outdoorsy' family). Now the youngest is 15 and he doesn't have a cellphone. He doesn't want one. He sees the dangers. He has his own laptop (wired) but limits his time on social media to an hour a day. He has a few friends that also do NOT have a cellphone and limited screentime and sees a difference between them and friends who do have a cellphone. We need to hear more stories of youth who 'kick the habit'. Thank you for this.
Blue screens, TV & mobile, penetrate deeply into the brain & reshape perception. They are disruptive of natural brain patterns & should be off limits for children <12 y.o., & severely curtailed for teens.
When 2020 came and Convid hit and schools closed, it took us 10 days to realise screens (Ipads) were turning our kids in to addicts, so we took them away completely. We expected trouble. That never came. They simply adjusted and started hobbies. Lots of arts and crafts and reading and outdoor play (we were already quite an 'outdoorsy' family). Now the youngest is 15 and he doesn't have a cellphone. He doesn't want one. He sees the dangers. He has his own laptop (wired) but limits his time on social media to an hour a day. He has a few friends that also do NOT have a cellphone and limited screentime and sees a difference between them and friends who do have a cellphone. We need to hear more stories of youth who 'kick the habit'. Thank you for this.
Blue screens, TV & mobile, penetrate deeply into the brain & reshape perception. They are disruptive of natural brain patterns & should be off limits for children <12 y.o., & severely curtailed for teens.
It Does Not Take a Village to Raise a Child, —Just an Unfinity of Love, https://open.substack.com/pub/captainmanimalagonusnret/p/it-does-not-take-a-village-to-raise
Wow. He is a smart kid with a better perspective than most of us did at that age.
This is a GREAT story. One can hope that more kids kick the habit. And that more adults do!