So tablets really made toys obsolete for these lil' kids huh?

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Its not playing with a phone. Its the information IN the phone that is more powerful than. anything you can teach.

As for social aspect. I am talking to you from across the world. If you're social, you'll simply have all your friends in one group chat and be even more social because now you can talk to them online after you all go home. And if you're a hermit, never before have we seen the autistic be able to have friends now because they can find a social forum with like minded people as opposed to the last where after school they go home and watch tv.


I suggest you all watch elon musk's interview on joe rogan, you might be able to find just the portion where he talks about us being cyborgs present day due to this tool we have in our pockets. I believe the section is called A.I. put that in the search. He goes into detail how in the future we may actually be connecting the web to our cortex direct and various other tech they are working on. He goes on about how some think this is backwards (remember when the TV first came out parents said the same) but that this will launch the human race's data gathering exponentially. People will have a choice, but those stuck in the old ways might as well be considered bush men.
You're not really understanding my point.

And honestly, from my perspective, I'm talking about a 20 month old toddler. She doesn't need to have access a tablet or phone regularly. The information and the learning videos can be casted to my TV (Simple Learning Youtube is great channel to use for little kids) where she can have her toys in the living room as the videos play on the TV.

I'm not even arguing about how technology can be used as tool for learning. Hell, my daughter loves when I change the colors of my lights around the house with voice commands and even tries to mimic me to activate our Google Home to change them herself. I'm far from denouncing technology or tech advancement. With children, I feel like things should be used in moderation. I also feel that while social media and the internet has changed how we all communicate and socialize with others, there still is something to be said about the fundamental skill of communicating and speaking to people in person.

A lot of people can articulate how they feel behind a keyboard, but are terrified to get up in front of a group of people and just... talk. It's to the point now, where people who actually know how to speak well in person will be commodities. I'd rather raise a generation of people who have the "fundamentals" for social interaction down first rather than them valuing digital/virtual interaction more.
 

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On the other hand kids are more knowledgeable than ever.

I wish I was a kid in this generation
 

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You're not really understanding my point.

And honestly, from my perspective, I'm talking about a 20 month old toddler. She doesn't need to have access a tablet or phone regularly. The information and the learning videos can be casted to my TV (Simple Learning Youtube is great channel to use for little kids) where she can have her toys in the living room as the videos play on the TV.

I'm not even arguing about how technology can be used as tool for learning. Hell, my daughter loves when I change the colors of my lights around the house with voice commands and even tries to mimic me to activate our Google Home to change them herself. I'm far from denouncing technology or tech advancement. With children, I feel like things should be used in moderation. I also feel that while social media and the internet has changed how we all communicate and socialize with others, there still is something to be said about the fundamental skill of communicating and speaking to people in person.

A lot of people can articulate how they feel behind a keyboard, but are terrified to get up in front of a group of people and just... talk. It's to the point now, where people who actually know how to speak well in person will be commodities. I'd rather raise a generation of people who have the "fundamentals" for social interaction down first rather than them valuing digital/virtual interaction more.
Ah 20 months for some reason I read that as 5 lol
 

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On the other hand kids are more knowledgeable than ever.

I wish I was a kid in this generation
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Hmmmmm idk... us 80 and early 90 babies kind of got a good grasp on things cause we literally grew up through the birth and evolution of the internet age. So we have a nice balance on how things were before everything got to where it is today. I kind of like that

:manny:
 

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I have two boys, 12 and 8, and even the 12 year old still loves legos and will role play stuff with his little brother on nerf guns, army figures, dress up, light sabers etc......but they still are drawn to those iPads and the Xbox 1 every chance they get.

It’s hard though, because the 12 year old, all his friends want to do is FaceTime each other or play fortnite together. We broke down and finally got it for him for Christmas and within 10 minutes you could see their beedie little eyes dilated and ready to fight each other over turns.

No closing the box now brehs.
 

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I have two boys, 12 and 8, and even the 12 year old still loves legos and will role play stuff with his little brother on nerf guns, army figures, dress up, light sabers etc......but they still are drawn to those iPads and the Xbox 1 every chance they get.

It’s hard though, because the 12 year old, all his friends want to do is FaceTime each other or play fortnite together. We broke down and finally got it for him for Christmas and within 10 minutes you could see their beedie little eyes dilated and ready to fight each other over turns.

No closing the box now brehs.
You plan on limiting how much they play or it's free reign?

When I was I kid I remember my parents only letting me play videogames during the weekends, and then as I got older, when my homework was completed. I was always in sports now that I think about it, so I really didn't go hard in gaming during Jr High and High School, but shyt is different now. With this ultra addictive games and internet connectivity, I already know it'll be tough monitoring how much kids around that age (8 & 12) in your case
 

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I just think of myself as a kid. At 6 or 7 I wanted to see naked girls. So I can only imagine if I had a tablet with internet access.:wow:
up late night, trying to make out titties on a scrambled cable channel :wow:

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now these kids go straight to pornhub
 

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You plan on limiting how much they play or it's free reign?

When I was I kid I remember my parents only letting me play videogames during the weekends, and then as I got older, when my homework was completed. I was always in sports now that I think about it, so I really didn't go hard in gaming during Jr High and High School, but shyt is different now. With this ultra addictive games and internet connectivity, I already know it'll be tough monitoring how much kids around that age (8 & 12) in your case

Kids will be fine
 

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up late night, trying to make out titties on a scrambled cable channel :wow:

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now these kids go straight to pornhub
The audio came in clear tho
:noah:

Pro Tip: Always make sure the last channel was on something believable, because when your parents walked in the room you had to recall to the last station within milliseconds

:whew:
 

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The audio came in clear tho
:noah:

Pro Tip: Always make sure the last channel was on something believable, because when your parents walked in the room you had to recall to the last station within milliseconds

:whew:
"were you just trying to watch dirty movies on a scrambled channel?" :sitdown:

"uhh.. :guilty: of course not :guilty: you can't even see anything, amiright :guilty: I was just flipping through the channels :guilty: " :sadcam::sadcam::sadcam:
 

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You plan on limiting how much they play or it's free reign?

When I was I kid I remember my parents only letting me play videogames during the weekends, and then as I got older, when my homework was completed. I was always in sports now that I think about it, so I really didn't go hard in gaming during Jr High and High School, but shyt is different now. With this ultra addictive games and internet connectivity, I already know it'll be tough monitoring how much kids around that age (8 & 12) in your case
Yeah we’re pretty strict about it now. No iPads during the week unless it’s for a little bit after school and after homework is done but before dinner. Xbox is weekends only at this point. It’s still hard AF
 
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