[arista]

Because of Lazy Mums

From the Times Newspaper:





A.I's view:

[2026 research increasingly links high screen
time in early childhood to language
and developmental delays,
though experts caution that the issue
is often more complex than "lazy" parenting]
.

[Niamh.]

I think you mean "parents" Arista

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think you mean "parents" Arista

No it appears to be Mums

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by arista

No it appears to be Mums

So the children don't have fathers or?

[Niamh.]

The full article is behind a pay wall but the opening paragraph mentions parents not mothers

Some primary school pupils ‘can swipe a screen but can’t speak’
Children are being exposed to harmful online content but parents block efforts to counter misinformation, teachers have told a panel of experts

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So the children don't have fathers or?

Many are missing in action

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by arista

Many are missing in action

So definitely their fault also, in that case

[Parmy]

Maybe they are doing the housework.

[arista]

This is a Problem

[arista]

Spoiler:

Some kids will not let go

[arista]

Female Professor friend of mine, sent me this
message in response to my post:

[“Really excellent that you’re posting on
this very important topic.
Parents often fail to appreciate the significance
and long term impact of engaging with their children.
I understand why you mentioned Mum’s in your thread
but as I know you fully appreciate,
Dad’s are equally responsible”]

[Parmy]

I wish she'd come on and tell us why you only said mum's.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Parmy

I wish she'd come on and tell us why you only said mum's.

She is a Professional Professor
I sent her this link

I hope she can email me some more for me to post
as these 5-year-old kids can not do a proper sentence
This is a real future mess-up.

[Oliver_W]

It's easy to stereotype, and the mental image that may come to mind when discussing parents letting screens raise their kids may well be a Vicky Pollard type.

But that's just as lazy as automatically assuming... well, anything.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

She is a Professional Professor
I sent her this link

I hope she can email me some more for me to post
as these 5-year-old kids can not do a proper sentence
This is a real future mess-up.

Unfortunately successive governments have pushed for everyone to be at work paying tax, stay at home parents are looked down on, now parents are trying to juggle work, and childcare and guess who loses.... They need to start paying parents a proper wage to stay at home, many would jump at the change

[Jessica.]

Excessive screen time for children is horrible. I see the effects of it all the time, children can't develop properly in any way if they don't actually socialise with human beings or experience boredom or problem solve etc.. My toddler does not own a device and probably won't for as long as I can manage. I also have got the TV stored away and probably won't have it in the living room for a very long time. We go outdoors every single day and usually twice a day, we play with blocks, play doh and books most of all. It's not all mothers. My partner is more relaxed about screen exposure than I am.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So the children don't have fathers or?

Not in Birmingham.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Not in Birmingham.

Immaculate conception only in Birmingham

[arista]

Great, she (Professional Professor) sent more:


[“I think there is a real issue with
parents being able to earn a living and not becoming reliant
on occupying children with technology.
However, at the same time, I think all children need
to learn how to engage with technology,
so it’s a very difficult balance.

There has always been an underestimation
of how much dialogue matters for anyone learning.
The development of children’s critical thinking
abilities are dependent on this. If technology is
used for dialogue ( with AI) it can be helpful.
However, if a child is just put in front of the screen
for dopamine hits, then it can lead to the problems
that the research is alerting people to”]

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think you mean "parents" Arista

So glad this is the first reply to this thread.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Immaculate conception only in Birmingham

Birmingham is GTA in real life.

[arista]