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re: Upper-class parents are raising their children better than lower/middle-class
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:28 am to litenin
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:28 am to litenin
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you restrict that part of their lives at home, they would be the outcast
I was a kid in the late 80s and early 90s and never had Nintendo or other games. I wasn’t an outcast, at least I didn’t realize it if I was
ETA: Except I feel like an outcast in this thread
This post was edited on 12/11/18 at 10:45 am
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Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:29 am to DMagic
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I meant anything other than Spanish.
They teach Mandarin Chinese in a lot of schools. I have nieces in two cities that are learning Mandarin at their respective schools (one private and one public).
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tennis lessons, soccer, tball when can you get another language for a kid
I don't think those sports are all in season at the same time. I come from a 4 child family, at some point my parents sat us down and let us each pick one sport for the year. My parents couldn't shuttle all the kids to multiple sports all the time.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:30 am to lsupride87
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So these parents are throwing a nanny/coach/piano teacher at their children instead of a phone. Both parents are punting the tough time consuming responsibility, the rich parents just have a fancier way to do it
It's precisely this.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:33 am to slackster
quote:no it’s not
It's precisely this.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:34 am to jchamil
Upper class parents are probably upper class because they’re smarter and more driven than average. They’ll probably produce smarter/more driven kids based on genetics alone, understand the importance of education, and have more flexible schedules to interact with them. Upper class kids will go to better schools.
All of this without even introducing the tech aspect into the equation.
All of this without even introducing the tech aspect into the equation.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:36 am to Pecker
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no it’s not
It is. They're swapping an iPad for Theresa, their live-in nanny.
Both parents are lazy AF.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:37 am to Upperdecker
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Giving your kids access to technology early on gives them skills with technology later on, which is useful in almost any career field
nonsense
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:37 am to Jim Rockford
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That can be picked up in minutes. It's not like they're writing code. They're swiping a screen and clicking on icons. The future always belongs to those with skills that are not common. And going forward, the uncommon skill will be knowing how to interact with real people.
Handing them an iPad vs having them learn how to use a computer and troubleshoot problems is a big difference
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:38 am to ashy larry
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see a pattern yet?
Of course. But Moore's Law is very real. It isn't the technology itself. But with the instant gratification and thirst for more increasing exponentially, the contrast becomes more stark.
The difference between listening to a radio and flipping through three TV stations isn't as stark as the difference between playing an Atari 2600 and programming a C-64 or TI99-4a and the full throttle insanity if smartphones, ipads, and the bottomless pit that is social media and the www generally.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:39 am to litenin
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If you restrict that part of their lives at home, they would be the outcast.
Not among the upper class.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:41 am to slackster
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They're swapping an iPad for Theresa, their live-in nanny.
Both parents are lazy AF.
You didn’t read. They’re swapping brain-numbing activities for activities that contribute to better psychological development. There’s an opportunity cost to children playing video games all day.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:42 am to Pecker
I love technology. I am a nerd and IT person. But I would love for my kids to not have anything to do with ipads. And it's our fault that they do. I don't mind them, but I wish my kids would have the same types of friends I had when I was a kid growing up. We always played outside damn near every day until dark, or until we had to do homework. We'd get together ride bikes, play football, basketball, baseball. We'd actually go knocking on their doors to see if they could come out to play. I hate this play date shite. I want my kids to be able to go beat on their friends door and tell them to come outside and ride bikes and shite. Maybe sneak off in the woods behind the house and look at some nudie mags. Fun stuff.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:42 am to Pecker
Substituting masturbation for techie games is another good parenting method ot mentione did the article. 
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:43 am to Pecker
Hasn't it been established in past parent-bashing threads you started that you don't have kids of your own? Or am I confusing you with another troll?
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:46 am to McLemore
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Of course. But Moore's Law is very real. It isn't the technology itself. But with the instant gratification and thirst for more increasing exponentially, the contrast becomes more stark.
The difference between listening to a radio and flipping through three TV stations isn't as stark as the difference between playing an Atari 2600 and programming a C-64 or TI99-4a and the full throttle insanity if smartphones, ipads, and the bottomless pit that is social media and the www generally.
I was about to make a similar reply.
You're kidding yourself if you think today's devices are just what VCRs/TVs/Radios/Etc. were to previous generations.
There are experts coming out left and right warning that these devices (and social media) are addictive and psychologically damaging.
I can promise you there was never any similar concerns about VCRs and Radios. Why? Because eventually the show or movie ended, and you went along your day.
Today's devices provide a limitless supply of entertainment and distraction.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:46 am to McLemore
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Of course. But Moore's Law is very real. It isn't the technology itself. But with the instant gratification and thirst for more increasing exponentially, the contrast becomes more stark.
Agree. My coworkers kids get an hour of tv or computer a night but they are involved in skiing, swimming, music, fishing, hunting, sports etc.. and their lives are very structured
They'll probably hate him soon but will grow up more structured than most. Btw: he's not upper middle class.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:49 am to RealityTiger
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Hasn't it been established in past parent-bashing threads you started that you don't have kids of your own? Or am I confusing you with another troll?
He's making comment on an article he read. It's really more of a thread on childhood psychological development than it is on parenting. The parenting part is just a natural outgrowth of the topic.
This post was edited on 12/11/18 at 10:50 am
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:49 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Agree. My coworkers kids get an hour of tv or computer a night but they are involved in skiing, swimming, music, fishing, hunting, sports etc.. and their lives are very structured
If I lived where you did, I'd rarely be indoors.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:49 am to Pecker
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You didn’t read. They’re swapping brain-numbing activities for activities that contribute to better psychological development. There’s an opportunity cost to children playing video games all day.
Letting a kid play on an ipad or sending him to piano lessons does not make someone a good parent one way or the other. You're confusing their extracurricular activities with parenting.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:50 am to Pecker
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Upper-class parents are raising their children better than lower/middle-class
Yep. Read Coming Apart by Charles Murry
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