Let Children Get Bored Again

Re:Let Children Get Bored Again by semi-extrinsic on Sunday September 15, 2019 @03:20PM (#20978978)

> simply issue a blanket ban and the threat of further punishment to discourage the use of whatever they are trying to teach their children to avoid rather than teaching their children responsible use

I take the somewhat contrarian view: kids (at some age) need to learn to cope with absolute limits that are strictly enforced. How else will they cope with living in real society? Not paying your rent will get you kicked out. Driving over the speed limit will get you a ticket, or worse. Not showing up to an exam in college means you fail the class.

Not saying you should have draconian rules on everything. But some rules need to be enforced with (reasonable) consequences. Otherwise you are doing your children a disservice, IMHO.

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Re:Let Children Get Bored Again by lazyasciiart on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:29PM (#20979836)

Driving over the speed limit will usually get you nothing. Failing to show up to an exam in college got me an opportunity to retake it with no penalty. Failing to pay your rent - maybe, but if you just paid it late, or if you were moving out anyway and make things enough of a pain for the landlord...

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Re:Let Children Get Bored Again by foobarian on Sunday September 15, 2019 @10:41PM (#20980705)

Where do you live that driving over the speed limit is strictly enforced???

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