I myself threw away my smart-phone and reverted to using a basic model of Nokia. 😆
And, no, I'd never expose my child to electronic gadgets, until a certain age...I've decided, even if it'll cause me to divorce my husband, I wont allow any kind of 'smartphones'/smart gadgets in my home once my baby is born. I'm going to be very strict on this.
It's such a pity these days, watching my cousins as young as 2 to keep poking their little fingers and nose into the smart phones...babies who cannot even speak are ''pacified'' by handing them smartphones, showing something on smartphones, this really angers me. The parent looks for an easy way to calm down their babies... these days, the kind of parenting the kids are given really scares me, I'm lucky, I was born in the 90s!
And, thanks to stupid apps on smartphones, parents record rhymes and other songs to play it to their children even before the child starts to cry.. What kind of parenting is THAT?! So sick, so sad for the babies. How about teaching them manners, building a character?
I remember when I was small and if I asked for something only more than once, just one *look* from my papa or amma was enough to 'calm me down'. Manners were given such importance and was a serious issue back then. If we went to a relatives' or family friend's home... manners were to be followed religiously, no touching this/that, no overaction or jumping around, no stupid questions, no sloppy dining or any other etiquettes, any slight deviation from being mannered, was "viewed very seriously", then and there and after coming back home.. I feel we were much civil back then... 😕
If I'd ask for something in a supermarket in a very pleading way without even loudly demanding for it or making any noise, my parents would give me such looks and scold me then and there, and even after reaching home I'd be given "warnings".. such was the parenting THEN.
Now - I dont understand why some people even take the "responsibility" of parenting.
Speaking of older kids(above 14) using whatsapp etc, I think they're old enough to realise what is what. Cant say more than that.. I agree with pseudo-happiness, that's why so many are attracted to it! This again lies in parenting... parents themselves are whatsapping, what more can you expect from the child?! I dont get the concept of texting or whatsapping at all... I used to text my so-called friends once upon a time, I'd feel as though I am pulling away "my time", my existence from the daily life, used to feel as though I wasnt "here and now" while at home. Hope that made sense.
NOTE -- Sorry if this post has offended anyone.
Edited by Angel-likeDevil - 10 years ago
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