• Jarlsburg@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Parenting (and childhood) is intense and unrelenting. You can’t expect parents to be on stage continuously and continue to be patient and kind. You also can’t expect a 7 year old to be happy listening to their parents talk about work for 45 minutes. Taking breaks or responsibly drinking a beer is perfectly fine and isn’t going to negatively impact the child any more than allowing them to watch some age appropriate media for the time before they eat.

    • celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 day ago

      I expect parents to have a certain degree of knowledge about the things they give their children. Study after study has shown that unfettered access to smart devices has a negative effect on a child’s psychological development (who knew the secret advertising/manipulation machine would be bad for a child’s brain?! Only anyone with a working brain of their own!) It’s literally better to just plop your kid in front of a traditional television.