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by BLKNSLVR
1286 days ago
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Because bad parenting 'feels' (I have no data to back me up) like it's on the increase, due to the ease with which "real parenting" can be delegated to an electronic device because of the incorrect assumption that a quietly occupied child is the goal of a positive parental experience. |
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Being quietly occupied is great for a child if they are productively engaged -- i.e. they felt bored but then decided to do something productive about it. With a few guardrails, boredom in otherwise well-adjusted kids is a superpower.
My daughter (11) has been producing a family newspaper. She was complaining of being bored, so I gave her an old 2011 MacBook Pro with lots of preinstalled apps and no Internet access.