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We are doing no electronics during the school week for the month of May. It's changed the whole family dynamic. Maybe you should try it, too
@uponone We have a kid that we suspect has it based on symptoms and are in the process of getting them evaluated. ADHD is one factor but it's another point to the argument that screens aren't the root issue here. -
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We are doing no electronics during the school week for the month of May. It's changed the whole family dynamic. Maybe you should try it, too
@kwaku I disagree on this. TVs have been widespread since the 50s. Many of us grew up with things like Atari, NES, and Gameboy. I had computer classes in school when I was a kid. Screens aren't an experiment anymore, they're an integral part of our lives. This has been studied, so we do know... -
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We are doing no electronics during the school week for the month of May. It's changed the whole family dynamic. Maybe you should try it, too
@sf111 People eliminating screens or only giving 1-2 30-minute windows a week is akin to extreme diets that call for eliminating entire food groups or calorie types. Like another commenter mentioned, this seems more like an issue with routines and boundaries instead of an issue due to screens... -
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We are doing no electronics during the school week for the month of May. It's changed the whole family dynamic. Maybe you should try it, too
@gosd It's not ironic, it's called being hypocritical. -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@tom56wat Yeah 0% interest during times like these is an incredible deal! -
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We are doing no electronics during the school week for the month of May. It's changed the whole family dynamic. Maybe you should try it, too
@sf111 It's not different. It's called enforcing routines and boundaries. -
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We are doing no electronics during the school week for the month of May. It's changed the whole family dynamic. Maybe you should try it, too
@skycastle Thank you. So many people act like it's the screen that's an issue (and in some cases it can be). But for many situations it's a problem with the routine, parents not being firm on boundaries, and setting their kids up for failure that results in acting out. -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@thienvietcom Yes because regulations determine the kid:caretaker ratio and since many commenters seem to live in urban centers that comes with a higher minimum wage. Not to mention inflation affecting every aspect of operating a daycare/preschool. -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@kalistos That's a lot of text for you to still deny misrepresenting the data (workforce participate rate isn't decreasing), exaggerating the effects (1% variance in workforce participation rate due to child care costs, not 30%), and utilizing the appeal to authority fallacy to act like your PhD... -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@kalistos Didn't take long to whip out the "bad faith" accusations once actual data was shown to you that women labor force participation rates were nothing like the "strong and persistent decline" that you claimed it was, nor the impact of childcare costs responsible for a huge drop in that... -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@kalistos What trends in women workforce participation are you referring to? Because it's been stable for like 40 years. Your link shows the US is near the top of this list of other countries. And considering your old source stating that only 29% of the decline was due to things like... -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@kalistos It should be broken out, because then we get statistics with huge ranges like you shared. People putting 3 kids in childcare is not the norm, and I don't know why you expect the country to subsidize it to enable it. It's a personal choice to have that many kids, and you should be... -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@kalistos You realize parents can already choose to work if they want to in order to pay for daycare, right? Why do we need to subsidize your daycare if both parents are working? You're comparing childcare for 2 kids in urban centers which is going to be expensive. If it exceeds the cost of... -
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Child Care is Expensive, or Why I Bought My Mother-In-Law a Car
@brandonhi Don't forget to get the post-procedure testing done 2 months later lol, plenty of dads preparing for #2 after not waiting long enough -
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How late is your 7 year old’s bed time?
@jsteel 7:30pm because she has to be up at 6:30am for school