And while the angry, anonymous posts aren't helpful, and real knowledge about how to built bombs and such can cause problems, I think there is an even deeper, pyschologic problem that the internet that is creating. Of course lots of great stuff from the internet too, but it seems that a lot of evil too.
Just the concept of having this thing in your hand that will give you instant reward. Either from some stupid game, or from a bunch of “like” on Facebook or Twitter. Or even a comment replied to on FR.
We tried to keep our kids away from it until they were in high school. But even at what we thought was an old enough age - they still get sucked into it. (Some more than others).
I was just reading an article about it, and the mental issues it can cause:
http://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/
I thought it interesting that the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) is so concerned. This is the same bunch that discredits the idea that transgenderism could be a social contagion spread in large part through the internet (4500% increase in girls wanting to be boys in the last ten years!), and that the only policy must be “if they think they are boys, give them hormones and surgery”.
It’s my mother’s maiden name(snicker, snicker)
The internet can be an amazing tool.... in the hands of an adult.
It was a mistake to introduce it to children so young.. they need to learn to socialise and encounter the outside world first.
You have my sympathy and my prayers on raising children in this era. God help you.
When we were young boys, we lived in the wilderness, we could or tried to do it all, boys scouts, farming, a little hunting, fishing, you name it we could do it or figure it out on our own. But we were trained how by our father.
I’m not just being an old codger when I say many kids don’t know how to do anything if the internet didn’t show them.
My brother took our sister’s kids on a camping trip, they’re 16 and 12. They didn’t know how anything worked.
Both are book smart.. the girl is scary smart, all A+s in AP classes but cannot figure how to open a sleeping bag. Making a fire, and I’m not talking bout with rubbing sticks together, I’m talking with a book of matches. Nope, can’t do it. No coordination, although she does sports. He just gave up. No exaggeration Gad!
They did have a good week together exploring Colorado and Grand Junction area but my brother said it would have been a lot more fun if he didn’t have to tutor them on the most simple tasks. He was exhausted from his vacation. He’s a teacher too.
I think “transgenderism” is largely a fad among kids who simply want to fit in the crowd...yet still be ...special.
My mom has said children demand your attention.. either for good or bad ways but they will get your attention.
The home is the first school room and parents the first teacher.
With so many busted and mixed families these kids just don’t have a role model to firmly follow... so they get lost.
Might be chemicals too as nobody... NOBODY knows what all the different chemicals do alone, much less mixed in a toxic cocktail. “Better living through chemicals” brought to you by Dow and Dupont.