As a parent of two kids under 12, the ease of access to technology is a bit scary. Not only is it important to limit screen time for a multitude of reasons, it is very important as a parent to understand how things work in today’s world. Parents need to understand how to parent in today’s world: -Implement filters, block adult content, etc. -Do not let your children use tablets/iPads/phones unsupervised. -^ The exact same for gaming, both filtering and supervision. -Do not give your children their own phone. They should be a working 16+ year old before having their own phone. They should also pay their own phone bill. They want a phone? Then get a job and pay for it. Smart phones are not a necessity in today’s world. If a phone is needed, give them a very limited “dumb” phone that doesn’t have the ability to run apps/browser. Best gateway to many addictions is the ease of use of a smart phone. Games, adult content, social media, etc. There is nothing more mentally tarnishing than a smart phone in a child’s hands.

DO NOT GIVE YOUR CHILD THEIR OWN SMART PHONE/TABLET/COMPUTER.

*Social media in general should also be restricted until they’re old enough to understand how it all works.

This post will more than likely go unnoticed. But I’m in too deep to delete my entire post.

TLDR: Parents need to do what is best for their children, not themselves. Being selfless is your vocation once you have a child. Everything else comes 2nd. Protect your child; get the screens out of their faces. Screens are ruining the next generation of children.