One of the values it's important to teach children is "respect yours and other folks' boundaries".
Blocking someone, and/or unfollowing them, on social media, even preemptively, is exercising that value.
So, when you expect (other) adults online to parent you because they are adults (who also might be parents as well), and the adults in question block you, this is, in a roundabout way, them doing as you've asked: they are teaching you about boundaries.
When Should Your Teen Get a Phone? The Ultimate Guide for Modern Parents
“But Everyone Has One!” The Great Phone Debate Every Parent Faces
If your teen has ever hit you with the classic “I’m the only one without a phone!” line, you’re not alone. A 2024 Pew Research study found that 95% of teens have access to a smartphone, with most getting their first device between ages 12 and 14.
But here’s the real question: When is your teen actually ready?
Spoiler: There’s no…
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It’s rare in today's society that you don’t see a child glued to the screen of their tablet or holding on to their mother's smartphone for dear life. In the most recent years, use of technology in children has skyrocketed, companies have made large profits on developing children friendly tablets. I believe that tablets for children can be very beneficial if they are used in moderation. Free time on the tablet due to good behavior or grades and for educational resources. Children today are obsessed with watching Youtube videos of animated characters or watching other children play instead of actively playing themselves. There are the half of children that use technology and they learn inappropriate language and behaviors, not for their age range. Theirs the other half that expands their vocabulary or cognitive function from different applications and videos. Personally, I have two nephews barely one year apart, and the difference between the two is significant. My nephew Tristan is four and he barely can pronounce “mom” he doesn’t say many words or understand how to do certain things he more so often just screams. My other nephew Chase is soon to be three and he can swim, he controls the smart remote to turn on his shows on Netflix, he can say plenty of words. He also spends a lot of time on his tablet and watching movies.
Many will argue that technology slows down the developing stages of children that there shouldn’t be electronic use. Consider this, is a child learning more from playing outside more than watching an educational interactive youtube video. This controversial topic falls within ethnomethodology literally “the methods of people” this approach to studying human interaction focuses on the ways in which we make sense of our world, convey this understanding to others, and produce a shared social order (Conley,2017, Pg.143).
Conley, D. (2018). You may ask yourself: An introduction to thinking like a Sociologist. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company Ltd.
YouTube is making a few changes to the YouTube Kids app. All of which are designed to help make parents’ lives easier. This includes multiple profiles, better parental controls, and a new tailored experience which takes the actual ages of your individual children into consideration. There is a wide variety of content available on YouTube The YouTube Starter Kit: 20 YouTubers Worth Watching The…
Reminiscing about the good old days when we were growing up is a memory trip well worth taking when trying to understand the issues facing the children o...
This article is mainly about how much technology is used now days and how children now rely on technology as play. which causes obesity as they are not getting enough physical exercise and brain function as playing on an electronic for to long can cause a child's mind to play up in later years. Technology can also ruin a child's eyes as staring at something flashing for to long isn't good.
Reminiscing about the good old days when we were growing up is a memory trip well worth taking when trying to understand the issues facing the children o...
Short article on the negative impacts of children using technology.
By: By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer Published: 09/25/2013 07:59 AM EDT on LiveScience Cellphones, tablets, video games and computers — the average yo...
A couple of years ago Huffington Post published this article focusing on how technology has made parenting harder. It noted several new issues that have been raised with the evolution of technology. In the article Tia Ghose writes “Technologies have changed the way parents do their jobs.”. From Kid tracking, parent replacement, and lurking dangers this article highlights only a couple of changes brought on by technology.
Reminiscing about the good old days when we were growing up is a memory trip well worth taking when trying to understand the issues facing the children o...