(I hope this is supposed to be put here, sorry if not, I'm new to Mumsnet).
Today my six year old, (for reference she's my charge not my daughter), had a friend over, also six. We braved the cold weather for a morning playing outside, and then came in around lunch time to get warm and dry. After lunch I went to sort laundry, etc and left them building a fort in her bedroom. When I went to check on them about 30 mins later, I found them at either end of the den, both on separate tablets (one watching a video, and the other playing games) completely ignoring each other! At which point I made them hand over the tablets, and gave them a talk about politeness and being sociable...
It's not like my charge has friends over all the time, it's actually very rare that we have anyone round. I remember loving having friends over when I was little, and never wanting to stop playing, being really sad when they or had to leave. It really shocked me that they could be so antisocial, especially so young. I know technology is just a part of life now, and of course kids should use it, but it makes me sad that it seems to be turning them into little recluses.
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Kids ignoring each other on individual tablets, whilst meant to be having a playdate...
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TheMouseTheBirdAndTheSausage · 06/01/2017 20:17
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