Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal...
by pineaux on Friday July 28, 2023 @06:26PM
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This was already a solved problem. Just get the kids use all the stuff away from parents when they are between 14 and 18. Yes it will do a little bit of brain damage, but getting pissdrunk at that age and having your parents nurse you back to normal is a great experience for a kid. I know this from first hand experience, when I was 14 (it was sorta normal in the Netherlands at that time). I was a lot more carefully with any substances afterwards. As for addiction: kids are getting addicted to their phones and games all the time.
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Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal...
by vacuity on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:21PM
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I don't know about the Netherlands, but I'm definitely not doing that in the US if I have kids. Also, that might work most of the time, but it's going to hurt when a portion are addicted and can't easily recover.
Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal...
by pineaux on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:16PM
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Its not possible anymore in the Netherlands either and its showing.
More abuse of drugs and alcohol.
A big portion of people is going to get addicted anyways. The America has a far higher amount of addicts of all drugs and alcohol compared to the Netherlands. That is mostly policy and some cultural aspects.