Good evening steemains !
Hope everyone is doing fine.
I don't know about other parents but sometimes I don't know what to do.
What about letting your children on the computer/ipad/laptop?
When I was young I played outside with friends or when it was cold I played inside with toys. When I was a bit older, think around 7, we had 1 computer. I needed to share it with my brother and sister. It was a very old computer so the only thing we were allowed to do on it was 1 game. When the years went by we got a newer computer with more games and very fast also internet. Not that I knew what that was , I only played games on the computer. Educational games so that was good.
For me as a child it was all very new and just upcoming but now having a computer / ipad / laptop is very normal. I have a son who is 4 years old. He has his own ipad and is allowed to be on it so now and then. Sometimes he plays games with the alfabet or numbers and sometimes he is watching netflix.
Now my issue is that I don't want him to look at the screen (tv/ipad/computer etc) too much because I think it's important the he can play without all of that and that it's healthy to play outside. But at the other hand the computer is the future so isn't it a good idea to learn him how to handle it ?
I really want that he knows how to work with the computer because that is a great benefit for his future, but what age is best to start with that.
Well, everyone probably has his own opinion on this subject.. I think I need to find the balance so that he can learn already how to handle the computer but also that he knows how to play without technology and play outside with friends.
I'm curiours to your opinion, so share your thoughts :)
