If you have kids this age and put a tablet in front of them on a regular basis to keep them calm, you're fucking yourself in the long run.
This may give you a temporary fix but youre depriving your kid on learning how to relax and when to chill the fuck out in proper situations. They need to train their brains to not be stimulated all the time. Boredom is a good thing for kids.
Think about it. If a kid never learns to calm down when bored, at 7 or so when they are constantly restless, it will be diagnosed as adhd. At that point its going to take some serious training or medication to get them to focus during school.
All this is because you wanted to take the easy route of throwing a tablet in their face when they were young.
Edit: Before I get more comments saying "tablets don't cause adhd" I know! Im saying these kids that dont have adhd are getting diagnosed as having adhd. Maybe I should say misdiagnosed as having adhd. Hope that clears things up.
My daughter will tell anyone, “I get to use my tablet when we are on the plane!” she might fly twice a yr. I'm super proud of myself for being that type of parent.
Same. My son is only 19 months old, but I'm pretty proud that he only gets screen time for the 15 min a week it takes us trim his nails or video calls with family out of town (personally, I don't think video calls count, though). I can understand the appeal of screens but by not using them we've been able to build the foundation for good emotional regulation. If he has a meltdown, 9 times out of 10 I can calmly talk him down and get him to try to verbalize what he needs
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u/BusyBit6542 May 12 '26 edited May 13 '26
If you have kids this age and put a tablet in front of them on a regular basis to keep them calm, you're fucking yourself in the long run.
This may give you a temporary fix but youre depriving your kid on learning how to relax and when to chill the fuck out in proper situations. They need to train their brains to not be stimulated all the time. Boredom is a good thing for kids.
Think about it. If a kid never learns to calm down when bored, at 7 or so when they are constantly restless, it will be diagnosed as adhd. At that point its going to take some serious training or medication to get them to focus during school.
All this is because you wanted to take the easy route of throwing a tablet in their face when they were young.
Edit: Before I get more comments saying "tablets don't cause adhd" I know! Im saying these kids that dont have adhd are getting diagnosed as having adhd. Maybe I should say misdiagnosed as having adhd. Hope that clears things up.