I think todays kids have technology too much and too early. Now you are like its just how it is… but it wasn’t always. I think by saying that you HAVE to get your kids cell phones at age 9 or sooner, ipads and ipods and all the works you are saying that those who were raised before you (you more then likely as the parent were not raised like this) didn’t get by okay with that.
I don’t give a crap about what you think is right or wrong here I know I am right.
I grew up in the 80’s was born at the end of the 70’s in 1979, I spent my first 10 years of my life in the 80’s and my teens in the 90’s. And guess what I had: NO internet, NO ipod, NO smart phones, NO ipads. NOTHING! I didn’t even get a video game system the Nintendo till I was 10 years old so end of 80’s we got one around 1988 or 1989. I saved for my first Gameboy when my dad paid me to help him out with his home run business. I got that around the same time as that.
My ipad? A speak n spell. And books. I had books I didn’t have a nook and I do not intend my kids to ever have such a thing in their hands especially at an early age. My mom read to me and when I was around 3 or 4 (she is unsure on the age thing) I began to read. And I never stopped. I was a very gifted smart kid and I tack it up to being read to and reading so early. I was in The GATE program 2nd-7th grade only dropping out when I went into private school in 8th grade.
My dad and mom had electric type writers. My dad got a computer eventually sometime before I began college in 1998. I learned to type at school my first time on a computer in 9th grade. But I didn’t even go online in any form till I began college in 1998. That means I spent nearly the first 20 years of my life without going online. AND IT WAS WONDERFUL! And cell phones? We didn’t get those for a few more years sometime in the early 2000’s. And it was great again.
I joined twitter in 2009, myspace in 2005 and facebook in 2008. Before that I didn’t know what the social media network was like out there. I am still learning mind you but I was okay before that. I used to go on AOL a lot and use their chat rooms. And other chat rooms. Yeah chat rooms were popular before myspace and facebook came around. Email too of course. I love fb and stuff but seriously there is something different then just going online. I used to email people now I don’t have facebook why bother.
What bothers me is parents thinking their babies and kids who are barely from the womb should be having their iphones and ipads and smart things and be like I am great. I have seen it happen at my store so often it makes me sick. We even have TOYS that go with ipads and iphones. Kids don’t need to play with these. When they walk around the store how about a toy or a book or something fun. I don’t see why parents think they have to give their child as young as possible this technology they are way too young for. Some say oh we use it to teach them to read and stuff. Why cant you do that? Why does it have to be an electric device? I never had that and I turned out JUST FINE! Kids learn from example and if their parents are always on their phones and ipads and stuff they too are going to want to. And those who think they have to keep their kids from crying by using them and wonder why they are always using them good luck to you merry Christmas you just created a child addicted to technology too young.
If I get around to having kids they will have books not nooks, they will not have a cell phone before they are a teen if that and ipads will be far from them if I even have one myself. I think some parents actually buy their kids ipads. Going online is the only thing and video games I will allow but in limit amounts. I have ADD I get bored easily but I know technology as done nothing for me over the years but throw me through the loops and make me more crazy then I was. I often think about how peaceful life used to be when all I had to do when bored was read a book or watch tv. I think ipod touches are okay and only when they are old enough to understand them for you are putting internet and things in their hands they might not be okay for. They too will come as teens. I might give an ipod but it wont be too fancy I understand music is better when you have thousands of songs at once. I love music and wouldn’t put this down. But I hope they have some cds and know what they are and don’t just listen to only digital stuff. Real music is very different and very much awesome even if some don’t agree.
I think what parents and those raising these kids don’t get is that by giving their kids these things when they are born and getting them addicted so early they are going to be spending the rest of their lives staring down at their phones and ipads and stuff. It wont end. Technology is one addiction a child too young to even talk should not be starting on. I wont regret it but I am sure you can bet that plenty of parents regret ever letting their kids get into this now.
Don’t agree? I don’t give a crap about this and you can do what you want. But for me this is what I believe and how I will raise any kids if I have any on the same.
