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re: Do you allow your kids to have screens in their rooms?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:25 am to pelicanpride
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:25 am to pelicanpride
IMHO, it’s insane to let a kid have unmonitored access to the internet and associated apps. I’d say go with your gut and don’t worry about what other kids are doing.
One way to look at it is would you let your 13-year old walk around New York/chicago/los Angeles alone? How long would it take before some predator saw the opportunity to take advantage of them? Before a pedophile zeroed in on them? Well, the internet is every city in the country at the same time, so the odds are exponentially higher they’ll encounter a predator like that.
It happens in minutes many times.
One way to look at it is would you let your 13-year old walk around New York/chicago/los Angeles alone? How long would it take before some predator saw the opportunity to take advantage of them? Before a pedophile zeroed in on them? Well, the internet is every city in the country at the same time, so the odds are exponentially higher they’ll encounter a predator like that.
It happens in minutes many times.
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Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:32 am to pelicanpride
Your kids gonna be dull as a board, have zero pop culture knowledge, and miss most jokes told to them. They'll be considered up tight and a stiff.
That being said. They should learn that nobody truly cares about him but himself and his family, so not to worry what others think. He wont talk to many of any of them in 10 years unless he goes nowhere and does nothing but stay in the home town.
That being said. They should learn that nobody truly cares about him but himself and his family, so not to worry what others think. He wont talk to many of any of them in 10 years unless he goes nowhere and does nothing but stay in the home town.
This post was edited on 3/17/25 at 6:34 am
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:41 am to pelicanpride
Trust your instincts and always over-communicate with them. They may not always like your reasons for why you do what you do but one day they'll understand.
I have a 14 and 11 year old and they have laptops for schoolwork and occasional browsing but not unfettered internet access. They also do not have screens in their room. My 14 got a phone last year but it has limitations and he only has access to it at certain times. We spend a lot of time together as a family and just remember that the time they would spend staring at a screen could be spent doing an infinite number of other things that are a better use of their time.
Raise your kids the way you want and tell the parents of other kids who may scoff at your parenting techniques to kiss your ash. You'll be glad you did.
I have a 14 and 11 year old and they have laptops for schoolwork and occasional browsing but not unfettered internet access. They also do not have screens in their room. My 14 got a phone last year but it has limitations and he only has access to it at certain times. We spend a lot of time together as a family and just remember that the time they would spend staring at a screen could be spent doing an infinite number of other things that are a better use of their time.
Raise your kids the way you want and tell the parents of other kids who may scoff at your parenting techniques to kiss your ash. You'll be glad you did.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:43 am to pelicanpride
Yes. My daughter has no screen restrictions, as long as she maintains her grades. Gotta pick your battles.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:21 am to Gusoline
quote:I disagree with this characterization. I think kids who spend less time on devices are probably way more interesting, better disciplined and prepared for the real world, and develop insights and skills far superior to those developed by "iPad kids". The pop culture references enter the zeitgeist and trickle down to the kids at school anyway. Again, I only have little kids, so I'm sure my opinion will morph over time, but I have a hard time with some of the justifications I hear about screens for kids when balancing it with real-world drawbacks.
Your kids gonna be dull as a board, have zero pop culture knowledge, and miss most jokes told to them. They'll be considered up tight and a stiff.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:23 am to pelicanpride
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He also claims no other kid has a no-screens-in-your-room policy.
He's manipulating you. A phone escalates the bullying and other horseshite. Don't bend.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:32 am to andwesway
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My daughter has no screen restrictions, as long as she maintains her grades. Gotta pick your battles.
Had a conversation with my juniors last year and the girls communicated how “annoying” it is to get sent videos of people dying, “surprise” prank videos where it seems like an innocent vid then switches to something awful, dick pics, and creepy messages.
Boys think it’s funny. They said it started in middle school.
So your daughter is probably getting exposed to really awful aspects of humanity. But hey, she’s keeping her grades up, which is what’s important!
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:34 am to StringedInstruments
I definitely think it's worthwhile to consider how the internet/screens affect boys vs. girls, especially with respect to social media, which is a total scourge on society writ large but especially on adolescent females.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:37 am to When in Rome
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especially on adolescent females.
Girls are bad, but they start as soon as they can start talking. The girls will also harass the shite out of the boys, too. Middle school is doom.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:44 am to pelicanpride
My 14 year old has a chrome book. That's it.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 7:54 am to pelicanpride
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My almost 13-year-old son says he’s the only kid in his middle school who doesn’t have a smartphone
I think this is good.
No screen in the room at 13 though? What's he do towards the end of the night? Has to read? Let the kid live a little. MY 6 years old has enough sense to turn her tv off at 8:45 when she's tired. I think your kid will be ok to watch a little tv in his room.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:03 am to pelicanpride
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Is he lying to me or am I running an exceptionally tight ship?
Probably both. You ARE running an exceptionally tight ship, but please keep doing so. You are going to have to loosen up on the phone thing in order to allow him to stay a part of his society, but don’t give an inch on the TV, and take that phone away during prescribed homework time and family time.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:04 am to StringedInstruments
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So your daughter is probably getting exposed to really awful aspects of humanity. But hey, she’s keeping her grades up, which is what’s important!
My kid is 15. She's already well aware how bad people can be. Can't protect them forever. College is right around the corner at this point.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:05 am to pelicanpride
My 13 (almost 14) year old got a cell phone a year ago at Christmas. But it's a gabb phone with no internet access. He's not allowed to keep his cell phone nor his tablet in his room. Consequently, his nose isn't in a phone or tablet all of the time. This is also the kid that made Eagle Scout last summer. Apparently, when they don't have a screen to stare at 24/7 they find other ways to fill their "free" time...
While I can't tell others how to raise their kids, personally, I think you're doing it right.
While I can't tell others how to raise their kids, personally, I think you're doing it right.
This post was edited on 3/17/25 at 8:09 am
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:08 am to pelicanpride
I was raised on no TV on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and only an hour on Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Thursdays were half hour). Strict time limits on video games. Screens would have been ok for school, but we would have strict time limits on those too. Absolutely NO SCREENS in the room overnight. I would raise my kids the same way. I would allow screen time AFTER homework and chores are done (unless screens are needed for Homework, which I hate). Not sure I would be as strict as my parents, but I would not allow a free-for-all either.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:08 am to pelicanpride
Probably running too tight of a ship, but also I get it
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:10 am to pelicanpride
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Do you allow your kids to have screens in their rooms?
they're both in their 20's and no longer live me, so I have no clue what's in their rooms.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:12 am to fr33manator
quote:Luxury for my kids, that would be.
They have to sleep in the yard like feral animals and fight over the one blanket I allow them.
My kids have to sleep in a dumpster behind a slaughterhouse with vultures as their companions.
This post was edited on 3/17/25 at 8:54 am
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:16 am to BlackPot
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MY 6 years old has enough sense to turn her tv off at 8:45
WTF. You are so broken as a parent.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:17 am to pelicanpride
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I find this hard to believe based on my discussions with other parents. Is he lying to me or am I running an exceptionally tight ship?
Probably other parents lying to you
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