All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed (2011)

Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by dbatten on Friday May 11, 2018 @08:13AM (#17046653)

Thanks for the feedback. I think that's fair. One of the things I remember most from my sociology classes in college is that America has, in general, been getting safer for decades now, even though everybody thinks it's been getting less and less safe.

I think you're absolutely right that our product may do more to help parents feel secure letting their kids roam, rather than actually making them safer. Still, if it gets kids out more and helps parents feel more comfortable, I think that's a win.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by blowski on Friday May 11, 2018 @09:29AM (#17047146)

Devil's advocate opinion: we can't objectively say society is 'safer', only that crime rates are down. Maybe crime rates are going down because people are more likely to stay hiding in their living rooms.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by leetcrew on Friday May 11, 2018 @11:01AM (#17047758)

> Maybe crime rates are going down because people are more likely to stay hiding in their living rooms.

i fail to see the practical difference. if would-be predators are staying home, it is still safer for kids to go play outside.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by jimbokun on Friday May 11, 2018 @11:17AM (#17047892)

I think blowski is suggesting the kids are safer because the kids are staying at home, safe from the prowling predators outside.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by blowski on Friday May 11, 2018 @11:58AM (#17048343)

Exactly. I’m not sure I believe this, and definitely don’t have any evidence to back it up.

If kids are safer because they are staying at home, then we can’t criticise parents for not letting them out to play by themselves. That would be like saying Donald Trump doesn’t need bodyguards since very few presidents have been attacked.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by opwieurposiu on Friday May 11, 2018 @11:44AM (#17048192)

More accidents happen at home than anywhere else, so perhaps kids are safer outside. As an example, my brother broke his arm in a pillow fight when he got knocked off the bed.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by haZard_OS on Friday May 11, 2018 @01:04PM (#17048965)

More accidents happen at home for the same reason more car accidents happen close to home...that's where the people are often spending time.

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by 52-6F-62 on Friday May 11, 2018 @12:35PM (#17048708)

And mine broke his outside jumping from the compost bin. (We were all doing it...)

I don't have children yet so I'm probably way out of turn when I say I like the "be home for dinner" method after a certain age.

Sometimes we'd come home scraped up and dirty, but we'd be okay. My mother was about 10 feet away when my brother broke his arm.

It's just such a game of chance. It's probably best not to train for fear, though. (as a general philosophy, not addressing any anecdotes here)

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by ryanwaggoner on Friday May 11, 2018 @12:33PM (#17048690)

Is that adjusted for time spent?

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Re:All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depresse... by binarnosp on Friday May 11, 2018 @08:55AM (#17046930)

Yes, I agree.

Anyway, the device looks nice and is a step in the right direction to overcome the fear of the parents.

Good luck with your business.

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