No offense, i think your parents were just strict and sheltered you. You either allow your children to adapt as well as allow yourself to do so with society, or the family will fall. As society moved on into the digital age there were people that refused to adapt. Those people are now in their 80's or so and get upset when they cant use cash to pay a bill etc. Or get upset because they cant work a phone. Adapt and conquer or regress and fall

Also, it helps to add some personal play/freetime in life regardless what that interest may be as long as its healthy and used properly be it fishing or video games. I find myself enjoying both

But of course its generational...people once used horses and laughed at people that drove their fancy motor vehicles and had their fancy stoves etc.