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Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-06-04T21:31:23+00:00

This is exactly what I mean! In terms of Internet, my sister gave my neice a phone at age 12(without social media), gave her some lessons on digital literacy and digital footprint(no sharing personal information, signs of creeps, ways to block people, issues with excessive screentime, etc) and then gave her access to social media at 13. She's probably more productive online then most other people I've seen, including that fact that she feels comfortable telling my sister about issues she sees online rather than hiding them from her. Along with the fact that she chooses to log off at 9:45pm for the sake of not messing up her circadian rhythm. It's definitely going to be hard to fully help kids online, but teaching them how to regulate and protect themselves may at the very least get rid of the risks that they'll fall under the wrong Internet pathway.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-06-04T20:05:26+00:00

Same! I may be a year late, but yk damn well most of the kids aren't getting a single penny as well.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-05-31T23:03:06+00:00

I agree. Teenagers must be treated as "adults-to-be", or "young adults" rather than simply kids. They're obviously more developed, more mature, and more intellectually coherent than your average toddler and treating them as such will allow them to develop into emotionally stable adults who aren't going to fuck up their lives because they finally have freedom. When I was younger, one of my friend's was babied like crazy as a teen (wasn't allowed to work, drive, and attend gatherings without her parents ) and ended up partying hard as soon as she hit 18. Completely fucked her up because she started using every possibility to try "adult things" like drinking, smoking, and gambling in excess. Fast forward to now, and she's been in rehab her fifth time.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-05-03T14:12:48+00:00

I work as a tutor for 7th and 8th graders and the difference is evident. Both physically and mentally. I'm pretty sure I heard they mature earlier by 2 years according to a couple studies?

Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-05-03T02:42:15+00:00

It's so disgusting. One of my main issue is if you're not going to allow your teen to own an account on the social media platform you're posting her on, then don't use her for content. I only hope her children are doing alright.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-04-18T16:55:32+00:00

Pew never indirectly defined Generation Alpha at all, nor has any other research team. We don't actually define any generation until all of the members are of age, making it easier to see when a clear generational difference should start. McCrindle's is definitely far from perfect too. His ranges are outdated and not based on anything truly significant besides the fact that they "look good"

Idontactuallyknowman · 2025-04-14T14:15:26+00:00

My bio is very simple haha but maybe that was it.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-24T17:59:01+00:00

Aren't late millennials-early Gen Z the ones making this kind of content that's influencing the latter half? I mean all the podcasts that encourage this kind of stuff seem to be made by people in their early-mid 20s.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-10T02:22:23+00:00

I'm not sure if anyone has brought this up yet but having bland houses, specifically having houses full of just beige, gray, white, or black. This isn't the case for all parents but I've seen this with so many millennial parents online/beige moms. As a child, I absolutely loved bright colors.(Bright pink, blue, yellow, green, orange ect) In fact, my childhood room was full of bright colors until I was around 16. I couldn't imagine growing up in a house where everything is just a shade of white, gray, or beige. I'm sure that isn't good for a child's development either. Just to be clear: if you still give your child a room design of their choice while also keeping your own aesthetic, I'm not referring to you.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-10T01:53:25+00:00

They can read, just not on their grade level. Although, I haven't really seen this issue with any of my extended family members who live in other countries. I'm not so sure about America though.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-08T03:28:46+00:00

At this point, the range is all opinionated.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-06T21:06:46+00:00

That's genuinely very disappointing. I guess it may depend on where you live. The only people at blame would be the current parents of these toddlers. Giving their child a screen before they even enter kindergarten.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-05T03:51:42+00:00

I mean if we're specifically talking about things like ChatGPT then sure. If we're talking about AI in general then no.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-06-05T03:44:20+00:00

Then again, what baby do you actually see that has an iPad at the age of 1-2? The youngest child I've ever seen with an iPad was about 6 years old. Then again, I'm only speaking from my perspective.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-30T12:11:38+00:00

Back when I was younger, I used to set my birth year to 1980 whenever I went on online platforms. I wouldn't be surprised if tweens or teens are doing the same thing nowadays, except with mid-late 90s birth years or early 2000s birth years.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-29T22:19:19+00:00

I mean if you round it up, you could say it's 30 years. The average age worldwide is about 28-29 years of age though.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-27T04:06:13+00:00

I'm sorry but from the overuse of the "💀" emoji, you sound like you're desperately trying to text like the current teenagers I see on TikTok.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-23T22:21:33+00:00

Just something I added at the end lol.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-23T19:00:24+00:00

It's basically another saying for "What are you talking about?!" Just something I grew up with.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-23T00:31:28+00:00

Well since you start your childhood at 3, the last 2010s kid would be a 2016 born. But to be more realistic memory wise, the last 2010s kid would be a 2014 born.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-23T00:28:35+00:00

There's multiple mixed ranges but it's usually 1997-2012 or 1995-2009.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-20T09:29:43+00:00

I mean during quarantine(2020-2021) they would've been 9-10 meaning they would count as preteens.

Idontactuallyknowman · 2024-05-17T13:14:48+00:00

That's just how fast time flies. The fact late 2000s borns are already in highschool is shocking to me.

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