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I banned my daughter from using the iPhone she bought. It made her a better person | Em Rio (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by 1984 to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I think its not just kids anymore, it's adults too. Everyone is glued to their screens these days. But kids are more vulnerable to influences from "social" media and don't have any defences to the psychological warfare going on. Of course they feel like shit.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 55 points 5 months ago

I kind of agree. That's why I don't let my kids buy stuff like that. My kid said he wanted to buy a phone, and when I told him it would be subject to our same computer policy (<2hrs/day, they earn time by reading, etc), he suddenly wasn't as interested.

But yes, if you create a bunch of new rules after they buy something, you're a dick. Let them know what the rules will be before they save up for it.