Are adults who give babies tablets showing American cartoons at full volume in medical waiting rooms the lowest form of life? (Serious, not in any way light-hearted)

[CurdinHenry]

Aaaaaaaaaa

Yeah cause it’s better to annoy the crap out of everyone around you and give zero f’s about social politesse.

A child doesn't need to be glued to a screen on full volume, at a doctors office, on a train, in a restaurant, etc etc etc.

Even the best behaved children make noise, sadly children aren't robotic.. I think a lot of these comments are from older people who just generally don't like children

I think a minority of comments are from lazy parents who shove tablets at their kids to avoid parenting.

Yes and before tablets it was snacks they'd shove at them.

So sick of this attitude. Children are their own person. You cannot control a child anymore than you can control an adult. If a child acts like a child and they refuse to stop or starts doing something else that people don't approve of then what? What is this magical control that parents are meant to have? I hate this turn of phrase and cannot fathom it!

It’s annoying but they are not the lowest of the low, so no I don’t agree. Sorry you are having a crap day.

Australian cartoons are worse, Bluey's parents are much too happy to interact and play and talk with their children. How dare they.

On a level with parents who let their kids ride scooters in shops

No I think the lowest form of people is the judgemental arseholes.

I couldn't give a fuck what someone's kid is doing in a doctor's waiting room. They're hardly spoiling an enjoyable experience are they?

I don't allow my own kids to use iPads at all. But if that's what gets another parent through the day then good luck to them.

Just awful. Shove them in front of s blaring screen at home to avoid parenting but in a waiting room, particularly a medical area where people will be stressed, it's so inconsiderate.

Id have had to say can you mute it please and show some consideration.

Nope, I’m saying sneering people are irritating.

I feel quite sad there isn’t a sneering emoji

I never, ever did it with mine. Colouring in, small toys (fuzzy felts were great), little puppets, books... If they don't expect it, they won't ask for it. It really is intrusive even at a low volume and especially if everyone does it.

I hate it on the bus, train, restaurants, too.

None of the rest of us should have to listen to other people's electronic noise, ever.

Bizarre . Of course you have control over your children , would you let them run in front of a bus ? Then make them wear headphones or maybe try entertaining them yourself?

Well, I really like children! (I am a primary school teacher). I don't think screens should be the default and I actually think we are doing kids an incredible disservice if they are.

The noise of cartoons on an iPad is far worse than a child giggling or making ‘playing’ noises with a doll or such like

its not noisy cartoons vs screaming child

Erm, yeah.

How about parents who don't care about their DC's feelings enough to even bother entertaining them in even the most annoying way? Parents who never take their DC out of the house, don't attend to their medical needs, prioritise their own drug use or whatever over the child?

It's a low bar I'll grant you, but still. Not quite the lowest.

Why can't you just give them headphones though? Everyone is happy then.

Yep. Kids are very easy to keep occupied without disturbing others.

Lol at all the 'sneering judgemental arsehole' attacks from folk who park their kids in front of screens in public .

I know! 'Where is this magical control parents are supposed to have'

Next time ask them to put something Japanese...

And yes of course you should use headphones for the child.

I work in a health care reception and often have to tell parents to turn it down.
They have no consideration for other people who are unwell or people trying to work.
i say this as a parent to an autistic young person too
id far rather chatting or playing than the same noise on repeat at top volume

I mean, don’t we all read a news article about a man who annihilates his family and think “welp, it could’ve been worse! tThank fuck it wasn’t a toddler with a noisy American cartoon blasting at full volume at the local gp surgery!” Because, yes, what on earth could be lower form of life than that?! I dunno, maybe op’s first thought would be more along the lines of “that’s one less potentially noisy pond scum to annoy me when I’m waiting for my ingrown toenail appointment”…

ETA: just in case I need to actually say it, yes that was sarcasm 🤦🏼‍♀️
and yes, noisy children in busy places is of course annoying, I could give many “back in my day they’d have had a crayon and a piece of recycled paper and they’d be strapped in and would behave like angels” etc anecdotes like so many have. But, ffs asking some pp “can you think of any lower forms of life?”. And actually stating they’re deadly serious that this is the lowest form of life? Yeah. Tell that to someone whose kid has died, or the family dealing with devastating csa, or the woman who was raped last year. Think you’ll find these might actually be lower forms of life, since you asked and couldn’t actually think of any yourself.

Yes, the ones who completely ignore the child and let them cause havoc.