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What are parents doing to make iPad kids act out so much like damn
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Anonymous 2w

It’s what they’re not doing. They’re not interacting with their kids. They’re not disciplining them. They’re not teaching them emotional regulation. They’re not playing with them. They’re not restricting access to tech. They’re not monitoring tech. They’re not raising their kids. They’re giving them a literal addiction because it’s easy and lazy. I work in education. The amount of toddlers with headphones head dents is depressing.

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Anonymous 2w

Neglect. We need to start calling it what it is

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Anonymous 2w

Nothing. That’s why they’re acting out. Except that’s not the whole truth. They can’t do anything because they’re too busy working fucking day and night to not go into bankruptcy or flat out fucking homeless. Because god forbid billionaires don’t have ALL the money in the world.

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Anonymous 2w

Nothing is what they’re doing. They’re doing nothing and giving the kids an iPad. No iPad, kid goes insane because they have no other way to regulate themselves.

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Anonymous 2w

not parenting or worse coddling & reinforcing negative behaviors

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Anonymous 2w

nothing. they’re doing nothing. that’s the problem

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Anonymous 2w

it's bc they're basically giving their kids a constant supply of coke

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Anonymous 2w

Stuck at home going anywhere requires a car and there’s nothing to do

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2w

Head *dents*? Like they’re physically deformed from headphones?

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

Yeah. Streamers have it so it’s a running joke online but the youths have it too

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

To clarify, it’s not a permanent dent but if you use headphones for extended periods you will have a small indentation where they rest and it can take hours/days to go away

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 2w

…no, severe ones starting from this young in childhood are permanent. They’re physically altering the structure of the skull. Ones from pressing down on your hair and mildly skin (not much scalp skin to swell/compress anyway) from casual use as an adult are temporary, but I’m talking about physical bone dents

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 2w

Now they don’t cause any problems other than cosmetic (according to currently available research) which is a good sign. But to have a child that young wearing them often enough to change their head shape? Irreversible psychological damage

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 2w

!!!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 2w

meth* its adderall is literally prescription meth

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

They’re not talking about adhd meds they’re comparing the dopamine response to iPads to coke which is fair

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