im_so_blue
10-21-2010, 04:04 PM
I saw how the last thread about magnetic gps device sparked a interesting conversation.
So lets spark another one.
Heres the article
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/message-to-parents-keep-your-kids-tiny-hands-off-the-iphone-2401313/
This one is very interesting and probably would looked apon kinda whatever at first. But think about it while reading specially those of you who are parents and i think you will see the reason for discussion.
What this article is talking about is basically saying is, Should the smartphone
http://bizbox.slate.com/blog/iphone_home.gif
replace the pacifier
http://jorgeguerra.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/pacifier.jpg
and what it means by this is when your dealing with stubborn small child (say 2 years old or younger) that wants something (for ex) but doesn't get it and cries you generally tell them its ok and pop the pacifier in their mouth and they sometimes keep quiet.
Parents as studies show are leaning towards their smart phones to replace this.
Say your at a restraunt eating your fav meal and little timmy starts throwing a fit or crying. Instead of the pacifier or a talking to (or the age old effort of a light spanking that i am sure some of us remember getting as children) the child. according to studies you will whip out your smart phone and turn on a app related to simple childish things say a Sesame Street App or barney app or something along those lines and hand it to the child to be entertained.
heres a AT&T commercial to display what i am talking about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4XDRxnJ06E&feature=related
Ok now i know your thinking "pfft shuts the kid up right so what?"
Well heres the other side the story that builds the discussion.
according to research from pediatricians and other experts. After you do this enough times the kid will now get use to this and will think "well every time i cry or throw a fit. mom or dad will give me happy elmo on the moving screen thing" and they will think that this is what their world will consist of. Being stuck infront of screens such as computers and tv and phones. Which can lead to unhealthy childern due to lack of exercise of course and also doesn't allow them to learn the way doctors say they should.
like when i and i am sure most of if not all of you were kids can maybe remember sitting there with toys like lettered blocks of wood stacking and toppling and fitting shapes through holes in a cube or just running around having fun and being a kid.
Now i am not a parent so i can't justify one way or the other. But i can understand the concerns of the doctors.
Cause the last thing we need is this
http://crookedhouse.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ecc66978833011570b3b05e970b-800wi
(as seen in the animated movie Wall-E)
So yea whats your take on this?
Parents i want your thoughts the most and i know theres plenty of you on this form to create a good debate!
So lets spark another one.
Heres the article
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/message-to-parents-keep-your-kids-tiny-hands-off-the-iphone-2401313/
This one is very interesting and probably would looked apon kinda whatever at first. But think about it while reading specially those of you who are parents and i think you will see the reason for discussion.
What this article is talking about is basically saying is, Should the smartphone
http://bizbox.slate.com/blog/iphone_home.gif
replace the pacifier
http://jorgeguerra.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/pacifier.jpg
and what it means by this is when your dealing with stubborn small child (say 2 years old or younger) that wants something (for ex) but doesn't get it and cries you generally tell them its ok and pop the pacifier in their mouth and they sometimes keep quiet.
Parents as studies show are leaning towards their smart phones to replace this.
Say your at a restraunt eating your fav meal and little timmy starts throwing a fit or crying. Instead of the pacifier or a talking to (or the age old effort of a light spanking that i am sure some of us remember getting as children) the child. according to studies you will whip out your smart phone and turn on a app related to simple childish things say a Sesame Street App or barney app or something along those lines and hand it to the child to be entertained.
heres a AT&T commercial to display what i am talking about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4XDRxnJ06E&feature=related
Ok now i know your thinking "pfft shuts the kid up right so what?"
Well heres the other side the story that builds the discussion.
according to research from pediatricians and other experts. After you do this enough times the kid will now get use to this and will think "well every time i cry or throw a fit. mom or dad will give me happy elmo on the moving screen thing" and they will think that this is what their world will consist of. Being stuck infront of screens such as computers and tv and phones. Which can lead to unhealthy childern due to lack of exercise of course and also doesn't allow them to learn the way doctors say they should.
like when i and i am sure most of if not all of you were kids can maybe remember sitting there with toys like lettered blocks of wood stacking and toppling and fitting shapes through holes in a cube or just running around having fun and being a kid.
Now i am not a parent so i can't justify one way or the other. But i can understand the concerns of the doctors.
Cause the last thing we need is this
http://crookedhouse.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ecc66978833011570b3b05e970b-800wi
(as seen in the animated movie Wall-E)
So yea whats your take on this?
Parents i want your thoughts the most and i know theres plenty of you on this form to create a good debate!