Love this. Very nuanced take that recognizes the distinct but overlapping needs of both parents and kids. ❤️
Roblox has been an absolute "no" in our house since I watched the excellent People Make Games video on the subject last year. I was forbidden from watching Transformers as a kid, and my wife couldn't watch The Simpsons, so we both just watched them at friends' places. I look forward to learning that our kids are skirting our house rules in the same developmentally appropriate way.
A very biased shoutout here to Ash's amazing IG account; Whether you've been a gamer for years or are just trying to find better ways to keep up with the world of Roblox/Minecraft/Youtube Kids, their reels have been amazing at helping me feel less guilty for exposing my kiddo to screens (AND motivating me to do better research/testing of the intricacies of what I DO share with them content-wise).
(Bonus - if you're out of touch on novel approaches to technology/gaming you'll get up to date FAST - I've bought a Tineco deep cleaner, gotten my son into audiobooks/music through the Yoto environment and even think I can hack a proper familiy trip to Japan :)
My parents were fairly hands-off when it came to me consuming TV as a kid. No TV after an hour or two after dinner and only specific channels. They were usually in the room when I watched until I was older. I didn't have any video games until late elementary school (when the GameBoy came out).
They said they needed a break. I read a lot as a child and I was way ahead of my peers when it came to reading comprehension, so they usually had me read. Only later in my childhood did I consume more TV - when I did it was usually PBS or KQED (public TV stations with a lot of good kid and educational shows).
Love this. Very nuanced take that recognizes the distinct but overlapping needs of both parents and kids. ❤️
Roblox has been an absolute "no" in our house since I watched the excellent People Make Games video on the subject last year. I was forbidden from watching Transformers as a kid, and my wife couldn't watch The Simpsons, so we both just watched them at friends' places. I look forward to learning that our kids are skirting our house rules in the same developmentally appropriate way.
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A very biased shoutout here to Ash's amazing IG account; Whether you've been a gamer for years or are just trying to find better ways to keep up with the world of Roblox/Minecraft/Youtube Kids, their reels have been amazing at helping me feel less guilty for exposing my kiddo to screens (AND motivating me to do better research/testing of the intricacies of what I DO share with them content-wise).
(Bonus - if you're out of touch on novel approaches to technology/gaming you'll get up to date FAST - I've bought a Tineco deep cleaner, gotten my son into audiobooks/music through the Yoto environment and even think I can hack a proper familiy trip to Japan :)
My parents were fairly hands-off when it came to me consuming TV as a kid. No TV after an hour or two after dinner and only specific channels. They were usually in the room when I watched until I was older. I didn't have any video games until late elementary school (when the GameBoy came out).
They said they needed a break. I read a lot as a child and I was way ahead of my peers when it came to reading comprehension, so they usually had me read. Only later in my childhood did I consume more TV - when I did it was usually PBS or KQED (public TV stations with a lot of good kid and educational shows).