I read a post on a local parents forum about YouTube and children accessing inappropriate content on it, cartoons swearing, having sex etc. Most of the replies were along the lines of "you can't stop them" "they'll have to know what the real world is like soon enough". Lots of six, seven year old children "obsessed" with YouTube, spending all their free time on it, and one child apparently said "YouTube is my life". Also small children being allowed to watch GTA videos etc, which are full of violence. A few posters suggested simply taking the tablets off the children if they continued to be able to see the videos, but were totally dismissed.
On the same forum, people are starting to talk about the "stash" they've bought for the children's Christmas presents. Lots of them saying that their primary aged children are no longer playing with toys as they are only interested in video games /tablets
Aibu to think it's a bit sad that a lot of children seem to be obsessed with screens/tablets to this extent? I know I'll probably get accused of being smug, but I have been guilty of using screens as a babysitter when I'm knackered.
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Aibu to think this is actually quite sad?
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Swapahatchimal · 13/11/2016 10:09
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