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I have no kids and will never. But my sister does and my older niece is 5.
I see real young kids glued to phones playing games or watching something, like in a shopping cart in a store. I do real estate photography and when I shoot a property where the client, usually the mother or nanny, is home with their kids, they are almost always on some device. Or I see pictures on FB of real young kids on tablets at home, or parked in front of a tv.
Is that healthy for them? I know it shuts them up and gives the parents some respite but is it good or no? I've definitely read some stuff on the cons, not so much on the pros.
So my niece is 5. She has never played a game on a phone or tablet ever. Sometimes my sister will show her pictures on the phone. She does not watch any tv shows regularly at all. Zero kids shows.
During football season she might see some football. I mean it's just there on the tv she isn't watching it. Or take in a cooking show when my sister and husband watch them. So very rarely. She is raising her kids with plenty of holistic intent, and an almost 100% organic diet. I kinda respect that. I disagree with some holistic mantra, but some of it is good.
Where do you lay on this issue?
I see real young kids glued to phones playing games or watching something, like in a shopping cart in a store. I do real estate photography and when I shoot a property where the client, usually the mother or nanny, is home with their kids, they are almost always on some device. Or I see pictures on FB of real young kids on tablets at home, or parked in front of a tv.
Is that healthy for them? I know it shuts them up and gives the parents some respite but is it good or no? I've definitely read some stuff on the cons, not so much on the pros.
So my niece is 5. She has never played a game on a phone or tablet ever. Sometimes my sister will show her pictures on the phone. She does not watch any tv shows regularly at all. Zero kids shows.
During football season she might see some football. I mean it's just there on the tv she isn't watching it. Or take in a cooking show when my sister and husband watch them. So very rarely. She is raising her kids with plenty of holistic intent, and an almost 100% organic diet. I kinda respect that. I disagree with some holistic mantra, but some of it is good.
Where do you lay on this issue?
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