SMART PHONE & KIDS

[dragoneggs]

And meanwhile us older farts are regressing socially as we bang away at keys here on TBN being all righteous and all. :laughing:

 

[4570Man]

SMART PHONE & KIDS

I think so, every time a new iPhone comes out it is a must have and the companies are well aware of this, I still use a Galaxy S5 and find it does everything I need it to such as access my computer files when I am in court, submit reports in a hurry that I don't have with me.
Ever noticed that those who don't really need the latest technology are the ones who lust for it just so they can keep up with the peer group? and as long as this continues the supply and demand will continue.
The last thing I saw was a company doing wedding videos with iPhones, and it went wild, what a rort, if I want video I use my 4K video camera but I can't talk or text on it.
Remember when pagers were a status symbol?

I had an iPhone 5 until last Christmas. The apple updates pretty much forced it out of service. I've got a 7 now and it's a huge improvement.

 

[ultrarunner]

Only came of age a couple of months back... the old Nokia work phone died so work upgraded me... no data plan but the phone works much better... only got the Nokia because I had the last Hospital pager and the service was going away...

Seems about 10 is the age for a new smart phone around here...

And when they break and they will break the repair or replacement often are not cheap...

The biggest crime making headlines these days are smart phone thefts for those on public transportation... it is a real problem and often gangs of roving teens preying on folks using public transportation...

 

[oosik]

Ha, I've had the same flip phone since I had to change over from the analog Motorola Bag phone to this dam little digital flip phone.

I sure don't get any better service( two bars, absolute max ) but I pay more for it. Ain't technology just grand.

 

[Oaktree]

The smart phone has replaced parenting - of any kind. The "keep them quiet, keep them occupied with a cell phone" theory has already began to backfire.

Much as I dislike smartphones, bad parenting didn't begin with its invention. How many parents back in the 80s, 70s and even the 60s would plunk their kids in front of tv for hours and hours? Electronic baby sitters have been around for a long time.

 

[dragoneggs]

Much as I dislike smartphones, bad parenting didn't begin with its invention. How many parents back in the 80s, 70s and even the 60s would plunk their kids in front of tv for hours and hours? Electronic baby sitters have been around for a long time.

Not my parents... well mom (dad was working)... she kicked us outside to fend for ourselves until dinner if our homework was done. And don't be late when the bell rang! If we were muddy we got the garden hose.

 

[Oaktree]

Not my parents... well mom (dad was working)... she kicked us outside to fend for ourselves until dinner if our homework was done.

Nor mine, but I knew plenty of kids growing up who spent a big chunk of their time during school vacations, etc. in front of the tv. Both of my parents worked, and if there wasn't school my brother, sisters and I had a list of chores to be done before our parents got home from work. If we applied ourselves we could be done by early afternoon and have the rest of the day to ourselves.

 

[tcreeley]

Watching a 2.5 year old manipulate a tablet was something else this past summer. Having that small hand of a young impatient child shoot out to my touchpad on my computer because I wasn't fast enough with the mouse was an eye opener. Technology of the day.

I grew up with tools laying around and I handled them all and used them. This under 3 year old will go to an empty caulking gun faster than the toys laying about. It is about opportunity to explore and get the mind engaged.

I have read a lot in my lifetime, literature and everything else. I used to worry about too much visual stimulation on the computer for our grand son, but watching him watch Mickey Mouse Club House cartoons gave me a new appreciation of what is going on. He follows the storyline, reacts to the prompts, and has memorized the script and songs. He chuckles at the jokes and worries about the problems the characters face. He follows the "Oh Toodles" solution process and the choice of which "tool" to use. - His mind is at work. When he watches Donald Duck combat the chipmunks - his mind is also at work, laughing at the little inside jokes that the chipmunks set up.

I recognize the same responses I have when I read a good novel, anticipation, focus, appreciation of humor, expression. It is not the same as a mindless shooting video game. I think these cartoons are exercising thinking skills.

(But watch out for the Elsagate cartoons- very sick, twisted, and disturbing on youtube. )

I can barely get around on my smartphone. My son has no problem. I used to be pretty good with a commodore 64 and before that - the belts on a record player and switching needles.

Technology - time moves on!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Nor mine, but I knew plenty of kids growing up who spent a big chunk of their time during school vacations, etc. in front of the tv. Both of my parents worked, and if there wasn't school my brother, sisters and I had a list of chores to be done before our parents got home from work. If we applied ourselves we could be done by early afternoon and have the rest of the day to ourselves.

Facing social problems and trying to find an acceptable happy medium is nothing new for parents; at least it wasn't for my wife and I. Others may be to blame for the problem, but we, as parents, are faced with the solution...and it's our duty to handle it. Our kids may not like it, but then they don't necessarily have to. Not meaning to be preachy, but kids need boundaries, and need to learn the meaning of the term "moderation". We tried to set them on life's highway with some skills and good habits, and so far neither we or they have any complaints. TV, telephones, study time, play time, social activities are too important to turn over to a 3 year old, or a 16 year old for that matter.

 

[Soundguy]

Children Under 8 Spending Almost an Hour a Day on Smartphones

As Christmas shopping season approaches, many young kids will wish for smartphones, and new research shows small children are spending more and more time glued to the screen.

Children 0 to 8 years old now spend close to an hour, 48 minutes per day on a mobile device, according to an October study by Common Sense Media.

The kids' screen time is up from only 15 minutes a day in 2013.

Smartphones have been linked to depression and attention-deficit disorder in children and teenagers.

"They should just play," said child and adolescent family therapist Darby Fox, who said kids do not learn how to entertain themselves if they are connected to a device all the time.

The number of teens who experienced at least one major depressive incident shot by 60 percent between 2010 and 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services found.

Psychotherapist Tom Kersting said parents should provide kids with internet-connected smartphones when they are comfortable with their children having access to pornographic material.

Children Under 8 Spending Almost an Hour a Day on Smartphones | Fox News Insider

This argument came out years ago with kids and tv. kids stuck inside glued to tv's.

IMHO.. 48 minutes a day is not world ending. I remember when kids were watching tv 4-5 hours a day!

With phones, there are some tangible benefits.

1, you CAN CALL your kid, or text them.

2, in MOST cases, you can GPS TRACK your kid, if needed.

3, there are learning and interactive activities that can be done on a phone, especially some of the new enhanced reality applications that are out.

I'd rather see a kid walking in a park looking at his phone then setting on the couch watching tv gorging on snacks.