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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @OT 21 Nov \ on: Cell phone addiction ideasfromtheedge
We let the kids watch about an hour of TV in the evening. I can see its going to become a problem for us later on.
As long as we're conscious that we're spending so much time on our phone we can choose to do something else. Also meeting friends IRL fixes this.
Accepting that something is not going well is the first step to making a positive change. Exactly, sharing with good friends (who are not glued to their phones), doing activities at home or outdoors are good options. This addiction to screens was undoubtedly born with televisions, when I was a child there were no tablets, but I did spend hours watching television every day.
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This is the balance we've come to with the kids. We get to play on our phones while the kids watch TV. They're watching educational content and they definitely learn some things.
One difference between the TV and tablet is that you can't instantly scroll so their attention span isn't getting shorter and shorter like on a tablet.
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Oh, sorry, I didn't understand the first comment. I think that's perfect, that's the idea, to find the balance and get the best out of this, as you do with educational, fun content and with a reasonable amount of time. Point for the TV, the fact that they don't have to slide the screen forces them to pay attention, they put on programs from TV channels or from some streaming platform.
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