Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa...
by alex__c on Monday October 29, 2018 @06:23AM
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> keeping a kid off a screen and giving them other activities is expensive, in parental time if not direct cost.
Some 30 years ago, in my country the parent instructions to their kid, for the afternoon, would be: "go outside, play with other kids, I don't want to see you inside before supper".
And all was well. Sort of.
Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa...
by k__ on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:10AM
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Maybe we need more educational material on them?
If they get addicted, az least it could make them smarter
Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa...
by vorpalhex on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:13AM
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The main concern is that it hurts socialization, which is actually a really important skill. I don't think there's anything wrong with screen time, especially if it's productive time for the person using the screen (adult or kid). The issue is like anything - when that screen time is so great it chokes out other activities like socializing or fitness.
Meanwhile, keeping a kid off a screen and giving them other activities is expensive, in parental time if not direct cost.
I don't know if it's education directly, or income, or anything else because those are all correlation. If I had to guess, and this is a guess, is that the deciding factor is whether parents have decided their kids are simply a cost (something to be fed, entertained, educated, etc) or an investment. When a kid always wants your attention, and you view them simply as a consumer, it's easy to just hand them a digital device and ask them to get lost. It's much more work to sit down with them and play a game or read together.