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Icks 17h
When parents blame apps for being “too addictive” or negatively impacting their child’s mental health. Anything can become addictive. Maybe watch your kids or teach them to limit themselves
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Anonymous 17h

It’s both. Kids shouldn’t be given unrestricted access to tech, but children’s apps shouldn’t be intentionally designed to be addictive

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Anonymous 12h

You cannot genuinely be this naive

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Anonymous 8h

I swear there are way too many parents who don’t know what basic parenting is. Not saying that I have the best or only way; but you at least do something.

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Anonymous 6h

It is entirely true that they are too addictive. Not only do they naturally exploit your brain’s dopamine systems, but app/social media developers intentionally make them MORE addictive with their algorithms.

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Anonymous 3h

As a child of strict parents, they’ll find a way to

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 17h

In a perfect world, they wouldn’t be. But that’s what keeps them engaging and down the line, more money in corporate/company pockets. Parents should know this.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 10h

Monitor your kids online usage. You’d be a horrible parent lol. Kids don’t need social media anyways

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8h

If I had kids they wouldn’t ever be given a smartphone

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7h

You have to give them one and TEACH THEM HOW TO USE IT eventually. It is a part of daily life now, and making them technologically illiterate isn’t helpful. Or realistic. Teaching them healthy use and modeling it yourself is the best thing you can do. Age appropriately, ofc. My kids won’t have a smartphone of their own until 13. Also bringing back the concept of a computer room in my home. The internet lives here and here only lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7h

I said if because i’m not planning on having children nor relations that could spawn said children

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7h

I mean, fair. But also the all or nothing mindset isn’t helpful in life in general. I mean we saw where abstinence only sex ed got us amirite 😂😂😂

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7h

No I disagree because i’m only all or nothing with a family. Life if much more than a spouse and babies

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