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Tablet and Smartphone use for children (www.thelocal.dk)

submitted 2 months ago by jjpamsterdam@feddit.org to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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With some jurisdictions categorically recommending that children under a certain age (in the case of Denmark under 13) should not have a tablet or smartphone, what is your opinion on the appropriate age/way to introduce these devices to your children's life? Do you use your own devices together with your children? If so, how and when?

While my own children are still unquestionably too young for tablets or smartphones, I'm already afraid of the social pressure that is likely to arise at an ever younger age when their friends start getting devices.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As someone who worked with kids that age I'd say not under 6. Not that it will destroy them, but imho there's simply no need. Kids that age are busy with learning socio-emotional skills, motor skills and such. Of course, if they watch a short cartoon every now and then, what difference does it make what device they watch it on. Still, not without supervision, unless you're 100% sure you know how it impacts them (most kids do like to have their favorite stories repeated though, one could make a playlist for those times when one really needs to stay in bed a little longer).

After that I believe kids should have one, simply because society demands they get savvy with it, but not unsupervised/unrestricted. It is shocking to see how many parents give their kids unrestricted 24/7 access to the internet as soon as they start going to school.

When or how you start lifting restrictions of time & content? Highly individual, depends both on kids and parents.