This interview was so fascinating - it really is a complete outrage that a child would be permitted to basically watch TV all throughout the school day. And yet it is even worse than TV because of the unfiltered and "brain rot" content. It's just got to stop - we have to hold kids to a high standard and not expect them to "self-manage" constant distraction. When he said the screens made him feel pulled in or sucked in I thought that was such a great way to explain the draw from a child's perspective. We used to understand that it would be inappropriate to bring a Game Boy to school. I just don't understand how we got here.
Another unfortunate reminder that public institutions do not have our best interests in mind. The only way to achieve computational independence is to take action yourself. While it is well and good to keep smartphones and tablets away from children, are there any associations for like-minded adults to make similar choices?
Hi Tom - Yes their are quite a few advocacy organizations working hard in this space, but the progress is slow. Getting public school systems to make meaningful change is slow and painful, leaving many children in the dust with depression, anxiety and sometimes death.
Hi Melanie, I work in New Zealand with parents who have kids with troubling behaviours (with screens often at its root). This resource would be helpful to my work. Do you ship to NZ? Or is there an eBook alternative I could point parents to?
This interview was so fascinating - it really is a complete outrage that a child would be permitted to basically watch TV all throughout the school day. And yet it is even worse than TV because of the unfiltered and "brain rot" content. It's just got to stop - we have to hold kids to a high standard and not expect them to "self-manage" constant distraction. When he said the screens made him feel pulled in or sucked in I thought that was such a great way to explain the draw from a child's perspective. We used to understand that it would be inappropriate to bring a Game Boy to school. I just don't understand how we got here.
Kids' Brains and Screens is such an fantastic tool for parents!
Another unfortunate reminder that public institutions do not have our best interests in mind. The only way to achieve computational independence is to take action yourself. While it is well and good to keep smartphones and tablets away from children, are there any associations for like-minded adults to make similar choices?
https://swiftenterprises.substack.com/p/computational-independence
Read Tom Swift for a new take on this issue.
Hi Tom - Yes their are quite a few advocacy organizations working hard in this space, but the progress is slow. Getting public school systems to make meaningful change is slow and painful, leaving many children in the dust with depression, anxiety and sometimes death.
Hi Melanie, I work in New Zealand with parents who have kids with troubling behaviours (with screens often at its root). This resource would be helpful to my work. Do you ship to NZ? Or is there an eBook alternative I could point parents to?
Here is a link to Amazon which does have a Kindle version, though I must say the print version is compelling and highly recommended!
https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Brains-Screens-Home-Empowering/dp/B0F22672FT/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
Thanks!