Screens Are Bad for Young Brains

Re:Screens Are Bad for Young Brains by exikyut on Monday February 17, 2020 @09:32AM (#22347917)

This is because Paw Patrol is designed to a very specific formula that is designed to get kids super-hyped up so they a) become mesmerized by what they are watching and b) want more of it - which just so happens to be possible, courtesy of the toy store.

(The "there's always more [content out there]" component you mention - something I am very familiar with as someone with ADHD :X - folds nicely into the mesmerism/relive component described above.)

Where I learned about this recently: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/whats-paw-pa...

Linked from: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/02/how-toys-... / https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22259025 (9 days ago)

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Re:Screens Are Bad for Young Brains by lunias on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:29PM (#22360034)

Agreed. I don't think many kids could make it through 2 episodes of Mr. Rogers w/o wanting to do something else. I remember being really bored with my choices of shows / movies growing up. If I was a kid today, I think I'd be on YouTube every waking moment.

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