That’s the trouble. I’m all for freedom but online is like the Wild West- no journalistic standards, no ratings to help navigate what is age appropriate. I’m sure my older kid (13) sees some things he shouldn’t but it helps we live in an apartment so I’m always on top of them.
But honestly I wish I could have kept the phone away longer. He uses it to commute as he takes the subway but now he’s starting to get into watching reels. It’s so bad for kids- it disrupts their attention span.
I agree. My sister didn't want to give her eldest a phone yet but he needs it to contact her for rides after sports etc. It def affects their attention spans.
And it hurts me to think anything should be censored, but as you said, it's the wild west, and a lot of ppl don't think critically now
Yeah I tell my students that I know how to use these platforms because I grew up learning how to navigate physical media both at school and independently. So I’m working on minimizing tech in the classroom unless truly necessary.
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There is just so much misinformation garbage on there that I really dont think it's beneficial to keep around
He's 12.
All the platforms need better monitoring, tik tok is a good first start.
My bestie's kids (13, 12, 10) watch a lot of tik tok. They aren't learning good things from there.
And it hurts me to think anything should be censored, but as you said, it's the wild west, and a lot of ppl don't think critically now