KID YOU NOT Half of parents have no idea how to raise their kids without a smartphone, study finds::Almost half of parents (43 per cent) have ‘no idea’ how people raised children before smartphones were invented.A poll of 1,000 mums and dads with
KID YOU NOT Half of parents have no idea how to raise their kids without a smartphone, study finds::Almost half of parents (43 per cent) have ‘no idea’ how people raised children before smartphones were invented.A poll of 1,000 mums and dads with
It doesn’t have to be entirely lackadaisical, but it shouldn’t be as bad as it is now where kids must be locked up inside and supervised all the time. We didn’t really go all that far from our respective houses until we were around 12 or 13, before that we were usually on our own roads or adjacent streets where the others lived, since we mostly lived in close proximity. Later on we’d go ride a couple miles into town and mess around a bit, but there were usually at least 3 of us together, and we didn’t pay much mind to anyone else.
Sure. But also 1.2 million children are trafficked per year and the number of child sex abuse sites on the dark web number into the millions. I also see why in this age people are much more careful.
Can’t lock up your kid because you’re scared of the world. Sure, there’s a chance they end up traumatized or worse because of some predator out there. But statistically this is a very low chance - you should be more worried about your friends and family.
While the chances of them being abused by someone like this is uncertain, having them grow up sheltered and without independence is certain to mess them up. Kids need to grow and explore and take risks. Without this you stunt their eventual development.
Maybe it’s a different perspective for a woman. I feel differently.