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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 The reality is they do already and it's not changing. Every thing is turning to computers. Hell we are starting to need a cellphone to open front doors. It's inevitable, but Nostr could create an environment that makes kids touch grass instead of forcing them to watch ads that are irrelevant or adult themed. These are the closed groups/relays that would be perfect for parents to participate. Help curb this growing epidemic by not banning the use of computers but nurturing healthier ecosystems. We can avoid it, and say no no no. We could have something like homeschool clients. Where the kids can chat and be monitored but also have calendars for playtime meetups.
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yarnlady | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 This!! 🫂💜
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The Pentographer | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Look into the work of Jonathan Haidt and you'll start to understand how bad it is. Screens are terrible, notifications are addicting, social media is psychotic and it all plays into the overall social underdevelopment of kids.

I'm not going to say nostr couldn't play a role later in their adolescence as an alternative to legacy social media because it certainly can but that's not necessary until at minimum 16.

But parents who love their kids don't give them phones. Period. If a parent hands their kid a phone or tablet below 16, they simply don't love them enough. I have no problem saying that because I know what it has done to an entire generation or two of kids at this point. 

Homeschooled kids have no reason to need a smartphone. Flip phones don't have the same effect and so would probably be okay if absolutely necessary for contacting parents/friends.

We don't need phones for anything if we choose to limit their use in our lives. We made the choice to join Nostr to escape these addictive platforms, we can make the choice to introduce our kids to technologies as appropriate. I don't plan on letting my daughter drink alcohol at seven and I won't let her have a smartphone until she's at least 16, probably 18.

It's as easy as you let it be.
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I agree it's easy for us to change things.