[watwut]

Kids and especially teenagers in non abusive families end up disinterested in anything outside of screens too. So do adults.

The fact is, youtube, tiktok and games are more interesting then anything real world people can provide. And they dont come with expectations that you behave politely or give regards to others.

[eawgewag]

I made no comment about what non abusive families are like. This article is suggesting a causal relationship between family conflict and screen time. I'm suggesting that family conflict can cause screen time.

One can argue that `they dont come with expectations that you behave politely or give regards to others` is a family conflict that causes screen time.

[watwut]

> One can argue that `they dont come with expectations that you behave politely or give regards to others` is a family conflict that causes screen time.

If the cause of conflict is someone unwilling to behave politely or give regards of others and then the said person go back to screen, then it is not screen time because of conflict.

It is screentime because someone is unwilling to stop insulting the siblings (or whatever) and parents dropped the ball by allowing it.

[eawgewag]

You're completely disregarding the root of where lack of politeness or giving regards to others come from. Children's behaviors do not arise from random sources outside of parental control. Children are not naturally impolite or disregarding.

[ikr678]

If the conflict is that the child is expected to behave politely, but the parents do not model this behaviour in the first place, then we are back at screentime being a retreat from conflict.

'Do as I say, not as I do' etc.