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I do wish more parents besides myself would do this. My oldest (12) is quite sad she canât have social media until sheâs 18, and this is simply due to the fact all her friends have it (and theyâre only in 6th grade).
I have a âno phones until 5th gradeâ rule for all my kids, and still no smart phones (until high school).
I allow it at 5th grade because this is the last year of elementary school where they live, and I sometimes need to be able to reach them via text/calls since they now are at ages where they attend different schools. It also allows them more safety during sleepovers (we have a sleepover rule where they text me before bed and when they wake up each time).
They are allowed one other Apple device each for certain apps while home (such as an iPad), but the apps are individually approved by me and there is no social media on them.
Screen time rules are that there is no screen time during the week.
Weekends only, and still only 20 mins of YouTube. Movies/shows are allowed. This works out well because theyâre usually too busy on the weekends to watch too much đ
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I'm grateful that my parents had the foresight to keep me off social media until I was 18. I admit at times I felt left out because everyone I knew in school had it. However looking back on it I'm glad because I never developed a social dependency on it or the need for validation from others. Doing this probably preserved my mental health as well
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This is much easier said than done. A great percentage of parents are complacent, apathetic and just don't really care what their kids do much less try and protect them from this. It's hard to change complacency by nature, how do you make someone care who doesn't care in general. Good involved parents will do this as a matter of course, the rest are unfortunately at the whims of society.
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especially because it becomes a long term behavioral habit... a teen with these life habits will likely have even more maladaptive adulthood... adults have to rely on more self motivated activities and self monitored responsiblities... no more adults around telling you how to spend your time and get things done has set kids up for failure
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No phones til high school doesnât fix anything. The problem is whatâs on the phones, not when theyâre bought. Plenty of 30+ year-olds got smarthphones, became addicted to tech, and have mental health issues because of it.
Age is hardly a factor. Will it reduce likelihood, probably. But it is nowhere near enough.
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@BelleDreamer7
1 month ago
Iâm a high school science teacher and I cannot stress this enough, parents need to be the adults and do this. The major reason schools are having trouble with phones is because PARENTS will claim that their kid NEEDS to have their phone so the parent can contact the kid. No. You can do what has been done for decades and call the school. I had one parent set her kid off by texting that her (the kidâs) father had been in a car accident and not answering her (the parentâs) phone until hours later. The kid was a wreck. Turns out the father was fine but EMS wanted him to get X-rays just in case and the mother went to the hospital with him. The kid thought her dad died and was a mess. We couldnât reach either parent. Way to go, Mom. Glad you sent that text message and put your phone on silent. Take the phones away.
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