I’m sure they would agree to put them inside your house too. Although before I consider letting them put the fliers inside my house, I’ll need to see evidence that they’ve put the fliers up in their houses first.
I think if there’s a merit to any of this “limit screen time” thing, it’s just this: an end to multitasking. Human brains weren’t built for it and don’t do a good job of it. It’s more like … rapid task switching. Every time you switch a task midstream, your brain has to refocus and think through the new thing.
Which isn’t an argument against devices, as far as I’m concerned. It’s an argument against how most of us operate our devices. And how the operating systems are configured.
It takes real effort to turn off the notifications you never need to hear from. You could turn them all off but then you wouldn’t see anything and your boss or whoever might get annoyed if you forgot to check your email for a few hours.
Well the comic is coming from the perspective of a dude who got rich playing video games and drawing comics in Photoshop… So there’s obviously a bias there!
But really the phrase “screen time” is ridiculous on its face, since it lumps together such activities as watching TV, writing a term paper, reading an e-book, playing Minecraft, texting, blogging, surfing for porn, surfing for news… Parents have to be a lot more savvy these days. Good on you for taking on that challenge.
I don’t get this. If only I could go back in time and tell my siblings that it was a TREAT to watch me play and that in the future their kids would be confused that you didn’t just sit there and watch me play.
Clarification – not watching games on Youtube. Watching weird videos where people play with playdoh or make their own Thomas the Tank Engine videos where Thomas meets Peppa Pig and Iron Man and Princess Sophia and they have to collect all the Kinder Eggs.
I mean – there’s “weird internet” and then there’s weird-ass shit made for kids.
He does love to watch Angry Birds videos, but that’s on the Roku.
“Put down your phone… Limit screen time.”
"Read books."
WELL WHAT IF MY BOOKS ARE ON MY SCREEN HUH? HUH? THEN WHAT? Checkmate, anonymous flyer.
I feel the need to post my own flyers under theirs - “Be present for their kids…”
Or do you flier posters literally want me to be present around your kids- like, constantly hang around them, maybe take some pictures… as long as it’s a non-digital camera with no screen, it should be okay with you, right?
Am I the only one who read the headline and thought this was someone on a plane telling other people on the plane to do something other tv/phone/pad stuff???
I think maybe it has to do with more engagement and interactivity;
the kid probably feels more in control of his/her emotions and thoughts while on the computer, playing games etc than passively watching tv, through which people experience a very static narrative that must be paid attention to, lest that narrative fragment and become difficult to interpret.
Siblings tend to suck at doing interesting and fun commentary. And tend to be nasty about rubbing it in your face that they’re playing but you’re not allowed.
Then there’s people like me, who occasionally play, but suck so hard it’s just not that much fun. For instance I die in DayZ so fast it’s just pain for me. But there are people who play it well enough that it’s a pleasure to watch.
Likewise The Culling, or ARMA III Battle Royale mod. Have you ever tried playing ARMA III? It’s a goddamn flight-simulator’s worth of controls you have to memorize. It’s a mess.
Here’s the default keymapping if you’re just a grunt on the ground:
We specifically don’t limit screen time and never have. My kids choose between interactive media, passive media and reading, and enjoy all of them.
My eldest, 8 y.o. is off the scale in reading ability and likes to read before he goes to sleep, and enjoys programming in Minecraft and playing other games mostly in his free time. If his mood is off we push him to go out and get some sun, but he regulates himself really well.
We are completely surrounded by parents who ridiculously limit screen time and see it as some kind of holy virtue.
So when we all get together and talk about it, I always make the point that our kids are going to live in a world that is completely immersed in this technology, and I want my kids to be creators in that world, not just consumers.
The funny thing is everyone always agrees and marvels at how fucking progressive we are!!!
Although before I consider letting them put the fliers inside my house, I’ll need to see evidence that they’ve put the fliers up in their houses first.
unconditionally!!! 
