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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by sandspar on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @06:47AM (#39602156)
The internet is a grocery store. If you let a child pick out their own food then some will choose a balanced meal. But many, perhaps most, will choose candy. When you're dealing with populations then you have to think statistically.
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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by llm_trw on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @07:21AM (#39602402)
If you let children play outside without supervision they will decide to open a cat to see how it works before too long.

You don't need to think statistically, you need to parent.

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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by jollyllama on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @08:46AM (#39603335)
>open a cat to see how it works before too long

So what? To a literal reading of Tom Sawyer, dead cats are a standard American toy. Might even help cure warts.

>You don't need to think statistically, you need to parent.

Indeed. Parent with the assumption that your child will become a statistic.

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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by llm_trw on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:05AM (#39603583)
>Parent with the assumption that your child will become a statistic.

With a parent like that I'm sure they will.

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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by jollyllama on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:13AM (#39603683)
*parent with the assumption that you child will become a statistic if you don't

Thanks for the judgement though

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