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Originally Posted by TooRareToDie
No, but I think that children growing up with smartphones, like having their own apps with 18 months on mum's phone... I think their development will suffer in many ways by this, but I am neither educated enough about this, nor have the rhetoric skills in english to properly explain all disadvantages I already see there, shooting from the hip (or just too lazy atm), which are likely just a fraction of all disadvantages this demographic change will actually have.
One example:
"Need-delay" (Bedürfnisaufschub; german)
Children who are able to sit in front of a lolly without eating it, because they know they will get 2 lollies, as soon as the adult comes back into the room (patience test), do have more success in life than those kids who just directly ate the first lolly, once the adult left the room.
Internet is the manifestation of impatience, because it is what it is.
When I am not too tired on Thursday evening, I might get back at this, put in some work, and write something more lean and coherent
Since you are referring to my post in another thread about my granddaughter, i I'll address this. Some kids get parked in front of their gameboys much the same as some of us sat in front oft tv's, and I agree that is not healthy.
I'm not describing that situation here. I was explaining that, at 18 months, she s beginning to interact with the latest technology. It's amazing to me.
My dad is 89. Full mental faculties. She brings the kindle to him, and says, "Pop pop, cat". He has absolutely no clue how to find what she wants. She shows him. He quit learning after the advent of VCR's.
My point was, kids are like sponges, and parents have a bigger job than ever keeping up with them these days. I don't see how kids suffer from knowledge.