Thank God that's over. 364 days to go...

[Annie]

My kids didn't get a cell phone until 16. I don't know what technology will be around when she's a teen.  We had the old n64 for years to play. We didn't get a playstation until our son was 17 and he bought it himself.  I imagine he will parent her the same.

[Anonymous]

My kids didn't get a cell phone until 16. I don't know what technology will be around when she's a teen.  We had the old n64 for years to play. We didn't get a playstation until our son was 17 and he bought it himself.  I imagine he will parent her the same.

My daughter is fourteen and has a cell phone..



My son is ten and wants one, but for now he will have to settle with his MS surface that used to be mine.

[Annie]

Who knows by the time my grand daughter is a teen there could be internet micro chips imbedded in our brains by then...

[Anonymous]

Who knows by the time my grand daughter is a teen there could be internet micro chips imbedded in our brains by then...

In the mean time True Dope's Liberals have the long form census to spy on us

[Annie]

I think I saw a guy on the show Shark Tank or something that he invented a cell that could surgically implanted in your head. It was too futuristic but quite incredible.

[Anonymous]

I think I saw a guy on the show Shark Tank or something that he invented a cell that could surgically implanted in your head. It was too futuristic but quite incredible.

 

[Renee]

I think I saw a guy on the show Shark Tank or something that he invented a cell that could surgically implanted in your head. It was too futuristic but quite incredible.

I saw that too. No one would invest in it because of the medical liability. They were afraid that people would get electrocuted in the shower.  

[Bricktop]

My kids didn't get a cell phone until 16. I don't know what technology will be around when she's a teen.  We had the old n64 for years to play. We didn't get a playstation until our son was 17 and he bought it himself.  I imagine he will parent her the same.

My daughter is fourteen and has a cell phone..



My son is ten and wants one, but for now he will have to settle with his MS surface that used to be mine.

Our daughter was nine.



It was very much an issue of safety, and providing a communication channel should she need assistance.



Why people deny their children technology on some antiquated "it was good enough for me, so its good enough for you" claptrap astonishes me.



Why the fuck deny your children modern conveniences, just because you didn't have them, or more likely, you have no clue how to use them amazes me.



Did your parents make you play vinyl albums because that's what THEY did? Or did you have to watch B&W TV because that's all THEY had? How about other forms of technology? Bio-tech with new and better drugs? Safer cars?



The absurd notion that children should not have access to tech because it will stunt their growth is mind boggling in its irrationality. That's like denying teaching a baby to walk because they might bump into something.

[RW]

My kid is still not getting a Play Station.

[Annie]

Cell phones are fine but all that other stuff like ipads and what not are so not necessary. When I was a kid we had this thing called "playing outside". lol

[Bricktop]

Cell phones are fine but all that other stuff like ipads and what not are so not necessary. When I was a kid we had this thing called "playing outside". lol

When I was a kid, there was no such thing as television.



Yet I still fail to see the rationale behind kids "playing outside"...as if that will prepare them for life moreso than technology.



Kids will play and socialise as they see fit, and compelling them to "play outside" (what, exactly, should they be playing? Cowboys and indians?) will make no difference.



Encouraging them to play sport is the best option, but above all else, kids seek activities that DRIVE THEIR IMAGINATION.



Playstations, smart phones and iPads are no less detrimental to a child's development than radio and TV was to us when we were growing up, and were astonished to see moving images on a box in our sitting room.



Parental obsession with "outside" is an irrational lie to children, particularly when the parents themselves remain INSIDE.

[RW]

Playing outside = exercise.

[Annie]

Thank gawd my kids were like me and couldn't sit still for long, always on the go.  I hear of some kids and their parents who have every imagined electronic new wave thing they could possibly have and it baffles me.  If technology was to be suddenly taken away (other than basic phone) our world would self destruct. It would be pandemonium!

[Anonymous]

Playing outside = exercise.

I want my son out side tobogganing in winter, riding his bike and skateboard in summer..



And of course playing hockey and soccer too.

[Bricktop]

Kids will almost invariably reflect their parents' behaviour.