God the way the kids are ignoring their grandparents absolutely breaks my heart. I lost my grandfather when I was 11 and I would give anything to go back in time and help him on his farm again, and I would never squander that opportunity with a damn iPad! Please, if you have any grandparents or great-grandparents living CALL THEM, better yet VISIT THEM!
I wish i could talk irl with my grandm ,my 2 grandpas died when i was young i hav e2 grandmas but i havent seen them in 8 years i can't go see them my grandma lives in Syria wheres war and my other grandma lives in France
Same. I don’t have my grandparents anymore and I’m not even 20. Every single day I wish I could go back and spend more time with them because back when I had them, I took the time for granted and just hid away in a room to watch RU-vid or play whatever game I was addicted to at the time. I don’t want for the kids to learn the hard way of having their grandparents gone for them to realize their mistakes..
I'm literally at my grandparents house rn! I spent 3 (I think) nights up here and I love spending time my grandparents and great grandma, AND my nephew and niece that come up here. (I won't talk about how there mom is bc if she found this she'd kill me)
Thats sad. I look back at my childhood and remember so many great things. All the imaginative stories i created with my toys, playing in thr street with othet kids, riding our bikes all over and making up games. Kids now dont have any of that, and that stuff is crucial for healthy adult development. Going to be so many mental issues in near future.
or they’ll look back to fucking SKIBIDI TOILET…SKIBIDI TOILET 😭 or that “rizz” shit while the best thing I remember was going to New York and spending time with family, or getting Peter Pipers for getting good grades on my report card!!
The sad truth about RU-vid today is that tablets are destroying various minds, even when you’re looking at something that had nothing to do with what iPad Kids would “watch”.
For real, like I am on a device a lot, but like I do other things like sometimes go outside, ride the golf cart, play with my dog, and etc, like I’m not like those other kids ( also idk if 2011 is gen z or a idk )
That one mom saying gen alpha will be ruthless is the funniest thing I have ever heard... They won't have the attention span or the vocabulary to hold a argument with a single gen z.
ipad "parents" when their child grows up with crippling social anxiety, no childhood, no toys, no love, no affection, no creativity, no imagination, no outdoors, and being undereducated:
I played with toys and draw until I was like 6, and then I got a kindle for like 4 years until I was required to have a phone for middle school for safety reasons and you had to get a app from the school on the iPhone, and I gave my parents the kindle back:) I’m abt to be in 8th grade, and just because I have had internet access for a long time doesn’t mean I don’t know how to respect my parents, I love my parents and im glad they raised me the way they did and it’s my turn now to make them proud 😊
as a gen z, our generation isn’t the best with screen time and stuff but the gen alpha level of addiction to screens is INSANE. I’m not scared of them, they’re just there.
Your generation will be parenting the generation that comes after gen alpha. Do you think it'll be any better? Wisdom comes from not listening to whining RU-vid rants, and embracing the fact that all generations are as great and shit as each other. Just a unique, generational set of challenges. Boomer parents left many millennials to get in with it, and hey we were being sexually abused. Fun eh.
Another gen z, so true. I prefer console games, or retro gaming, but my brother uses an iPad. I’m grateful my mother doesn’t let him use it until he’s done with his work, but sometimes it’s sad when he just watches skibidi toilet on loop. Luckily he got Mario Wonder recently, that game seems to be distracting him from his iPad, thank god.
@@lucastrevisan8724Nah the only politics most of gen alpha's ever gonna involve themselves with is electing either Cocomelon or Digital Circus for "Prime Skibidi Rizzler", they're so terminally online and neglected by parents they can't even distinguish fiction from reality.
Let me tell you something as someone who works with ages 0-12 in childcare. Children are much easier to "deal with" when zombified by a screen. But they are not more well behaved. You'll realize that the instant that screen switches off, and without fail all of those children will become monsters unreasonably angry and struggling to function because there's no more screen. It's disgusting.
absolutely. when you are actually there for them and are teaching them problem solving skills, social skills, educating them, how to handle being in public, being bored and you support them emotionally they are way better behaved. When they can trust you, when they act in age appropriate ways, they know you will be there to guide them through, support them and help if needed. They will be so much better behaved and consciously aware because they will then have the tools to navigate situations.
This! It's an addiction! Don't get me wrong, Gen. Z certainly struggled with "put down the cellphone" a good number of times. That was a reminder for us. For Gen. Alpha, it's a necessity. These kids NEED to put the screens down lest they want to sacrifice any and all forms of social skills. These parents need to do better for their kids' sake!
Humans didn't evolve to interact with screens 24/7. Social skills are nonexistent. Adhd is far worse than previous generations who grew up with television.
My grandfather ironically is an iPad parent. Me (Gen Z) and my gen alpha sister live with our grandparents, and my sister is now nine and had the WORST behavioral issues I've ever witnessed in a child. She screamed when she couldn't have a screen, told my grandpa to die, she hates him, she wants to kill herself, she hates her life and more. She's nine, and he has raised her on a phone nearly since birth. I have been stressing to my grandmother these issues and we are working on limiting her screen time- she has now lost internet access completely and can only play console games. Her behavior has already improved drastically. These screens are detrimental to children, especially with unrestricted internet access. We need to raise them ALONGSIDE technology, not WITH technology.
@@MappingRobloxAnimationsimagine being gen alpha, seeing these things about yourself, realising it's true and getting so mad you have to go reply to everyone
My youngest sister experienced those same “withdrawal” symptoms when her phone was taken away or we were out of service for more then a day. She couldn’t cope. I don’t know how it would go today if she tried- she still seems very attached to it.
@@kj5250 Pretty much addiction, we do need genuine "rehab" for people like this, the rehab should really include teaching kids about screen time, teaching parents how to moderate everything and monitor it. They're hooked psychologically to their phone as their entire external validation source sometimes, Not calling out your sister im just talking in general
It's honestly so sickening that my mom (a Millennial) has decided to raise my brother and sister (both Gen Alpha) on phones. I am a Gen Z and I asked my mom what she did to me when I was being a bit rowdy and she said that she gave me toys, coloring books and watching SpongeBob on the TV. I then asked her why she gave my brother and sister devices when they were getting rowdy. Phones. My brother got his first phone when he was FOUR. But it gets even more insane. My sister got her first phone when she was TWO. TWO FUCKING YEARS OLD. She wasn't even in preschool let alone DAYCARE when she got a phone. I, on the other hand got my first phone when I was in 6th grade. So then I asked my mom why she decided to give phones to my siblings at a VERY young age. Her response was that parenting can get too tiring for her and the phone can teach them colors, shapes and all that shit. And to get this, I started to read around 4-5, while my brother started reading when he was around 6-7. Do you see a problem there? More about how the phone can "teach colors and shapes," yea my sister doesn't know what the basic shapes (circles, triangles and squares) are. What makes me so mad is that my mom had the time to actually be a parent and teach me that stuff while she decides that parenting is too hard and gives my siblings phones. What I'm trying to say here is that parenting has gone down so fucking much that I have to be the one teaching my siblings the stuff they should have learned when they were younger. One day I asked my brother why do you have so many devices, his response was, "Well if one dies then I can just go on another so I won't be bored." Y'all don't know how MAD I got when he said that He was basically raised to not be bored. Boredom is good because children can use their IMAGINATION FOR ONCE. Same with my sister, she is never bored because she has a goddamn phone in her hand basically all the time. EVEN WHEN SHE PLAYS WITH TOYS, SHE STILL HAS HER PHONE WITH HER. So please Gen Z PLEASE DON'T give Gen Beta iPads because WE will be the ones raising them.
i didnt get my first smart phone until i was in i think 8th grade maybe even 9th grade, and there were definitely times i couldn't set my phone down, but the difference is i spent more time reading books on my phone than literally anything else combined. no mind numbing scrolling just reading and friend group chats. and these days if i have some days off having with nothing to do and i find myself refreshing RU-vid or scrolling through shorts i feel mentally sick after about an hour and need to go do like arts and crafts, like i'll go color in a children's coloring book at age 23 with no shame. i don't have tiktok and never plan to, i'd rather waste my time coloring or painting then wasting time on the internet. and most importantly i love walking my dogs through trails and just being in real time in nature with my 2 best friends (my dogs). if i were to have kids which i don't plan to, daily walks with no electronics the entire walk is an absolute must in my opinion (usually 40 minute walks)
I had witnessed very similar circumstances as a gen Z with gen "alpha" siblings. My mother is gen X, so her upbringing was the fever dream known as the 80s. She got her first phone in her early twenties and would dangle that fact over my head when I got my first phone (a hand-me-down of course) at 14 or in grade 8, for both a birthday and Christmas present combined. And I'd have my phone confiscated for weeks at a time if I didn't complete assignments, which was because I had genuine ADHD left undiagnosed because I'm more inattentive (due to my mother's undiagnosed ADHD-I). My brother got a phone, iPad and his own flat screen before his 4th birthday, not even for his birthday, just handed them. And my sister had basically the same before she was even 18 months old. They are the most brain rotted children I've ever met, and I babysit, and work in early education. They are always triple screening, screaming at each other and make the most disturbing jokes about dead babies and Putin being "a good guy". They literally get to sit in their own living room with their screens for dinner. When I was growing up, it was family dinner, at the table, no exceptions. When their screens are taken, it's for less than a day. I've had my phone confiscated for 4 months a one time, and probably for a total of a year and a half during the four years I had one before leaving at 18. I also have a friend from HS, a fellow gen Z, who has iPad babies. Her two eldest are constantly glued to their screens and they're both less than 5 years old. My poor goddaughter has ADHD because of the neglect. And instead of addressing her needs, they smack her for needing attention. Unfortunately, gen X, Y and Z have all failed their gen "alpha" babies. Which is why I'm waiting until I'm 25 before having my own crotch fruit. So I have the patience and knowledge to raise my children effectively, so they'll be reading, speaking, and comprehending at the same rate I did as a toddler. I could read at 4 as well, knew my shapes and numbers, could count to 500 before 5, when my peers were just learning about 100 at 6. If my kids turn out to be as intelligent as me, they'll have a leg up over their generation. Best of luck to you and your future children/niblings.
I didn’t have phones growing up as an xennial - but I experienced neglect - so I also taught my sister to read at 4/5 - when I was about 10/11. I was left home to babysit while my parents worked. It was just us locked in a house w a TV, all day every summer. Now in some states that would be illegal!
I couldn't imagine my childhood memories being a screen and blinding light instead of playing in the dirt and pretending that rocks and sticks could be anything I wanted, I'm still a teen and I honestly miss the times were I could sit in my bedroom and look at two toys and play for hours and hours without getting bored or tired but now I scroll for an hour and I'm exhausted from doing nothing at all.
Just imagine 15 years later gen alpha would remember their childhood looking at a screen for the whole day, no friends, no toys, no social life, no cartoons and story books, no affection of parents, crappy attention span. I am a 2008 kid, one of the last Gen Z i also got a phone when i was about 4 but my parents always monitored me and i spent most of my childhood in cartoons, playing outside, gadgets and friends. I spent my childhood alongside technology not with technology. Atleast i could tell my children about my happy childhood where's the Ipad kids would tell they used to watch those crappy cocmelon and skidpi toilet.
If kids need to be glued to an electronic device, get them a kindle fire. It forces kids to read a certain amount of books or time before they can play any games. And if they run out of time, they’ll know they have to read and actually get education before having fun online.
I used to have that when I was young! Especially as I was assigned an IEP. As a gen z, it helped me and my parents, as well as my grandma and aunt READ to me and made me learn efficiently like that. Plus the kindle fire helped me with pronunciation and helped with words I struggled with!
@@cottoncandywithbread5244I guess they wanted kids to take care of them when they get too old but look. They can't even read at the age of 6 ☠ agree with you tho️
my 11-year-old sister went to play with her cousins who are the same age. They had both iPhones and apple watches and were ignoring her. Broke my heart she was so disappointed.
Like play with toyssss, and board games or use imagination or like why not play video games together on a console if they want to do tech. I have so many fun memories with my friends playing multiplayer games on the N64.
@@alexaburksmy cousins bring their nintendo switch every time we visit our grandparents, and even though it gets really chaotic really quickly, my brother and i have fun playing with them (at the expense of everyone else's ears lmao)
@@aspillust At least video games can be interactive and involve making memories with other people, they are a lot better than just mindlessly scrolling or just staring at the youtube kids app or TikTok
My mother has been a teacher for 38 years, she has taught everything from kindergarten (5-6 year olds) to 6th grade (11-12 year olds). Her recommendation is no screens at all until 5, then no screens unsupervised until 8-9, 9-13 may be unsupervised but have a set limit on content, 13-17 unsupervised but conduct device checks to make sure they are being safe.
as an 11 year old child, me and my brother were at a restaurant reading a book while waiting for our meals and the waiter came up and CONGRATULATED us because most kids are on an iPad. WHAT WORLD DO WE LIVE IN
my sister in law banned cocomelon for my 4 year old niece cause she noticed the content wasnt teaching good stuff. she then deleted youtube kids from the ipad cause she noticed the content wasnt that great either. and my niece.... IS PERFECTLY FINE!!!! THEY DONT NEED RU-vid OR TIKTOK EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY!!
idk im a kid when i saw adult content ima just click three dlts and and click the Don't show content and congratulations😂 they dont show adult content and i also don't like the content for me so im just watching this videos amd survival skills to survive in life in the city and i watch anime sometimes but i still watch in table with phone and while eating and i spend time with my grandma my grandpa is dead😢
@@arsenelupin1729sorry for your loss, and I’ve done that with adult content that’s popped up on my feed too, doesn’t work, you have to click “Do not recommend this channel” and “Not Interested” for better results ❤
@@collinkaufman2316 True, it overwhelms attention and floods your memory with all this random nonsense. No wonder kids nowadays have such a hard time remembering events and imagining things.
As a millennial parent of two gen alphas, I wholeheartedly disagree that children with iPad in restaurants are more well behaved than those without. When we go to restaurants I deliberately leave their tablet at home, that way I can teach them patience while we wait for our food. When we are dinning with other adults my children talk amongst themselves, so much so they've developed a beautiful friendship and I love that for them. Parenting is about being intentional, my generation seem to hate parenting but demand everyone to see them as great parents.
We are similar 👏🏻 and there’s a difference between being “well behaved” and a zombie staring at a device. That’s not a sign of good manners or behavior.
While not a parent, but ut a 13 yr old boy I greatly appreciate that my parents taught me discipline and patience. Ant teaching me skills before I had a device. I fell that thier actions has affected me greatly. Also just seeing kids walk around with phones in hand and 9 yr olds sitting at restaurants with thier iPads. We went to macyos to remember my mom’s brother who died in a car accident. And the table right next to us had 3 children watching RU-vid with the volume cranked and there was nothing we could uld do because the parents didn’t care. It’s just silly how they can just let their children just do that.
EXACTLY. i grew up with NO electronics but the cartoons on like a Saturday in the morning. i went outside, i hiked, i interacted with my family. i was never given an ipad when i threw a fit, or at the diner. i would eat my food, and if i threw a fit i was put in the "naughty corner". i lived life in the moment. my first phone was late 6th grade and it only had 1-3 simple games (ex. pacman), camera app and simple messaging. i was ONLY given it so i could stay after school and communicate with my family. in the car i would play i spy for hours, chat, and watch raindrops "race" each other. even now with a phone that has plenty of options and things to do, i always know when to put down my phone and live in the moment. i have self control because of the way i was raised.
As someone who grew up in the 2000s, I also appreciate that I grew up and went through childhood without the negative influences of technology, and with good parents who taught me good manners and habits. Back in those days the most advanced technology people carried around were flip phones, I remember as a kid I would sometimes ask my parenta for their flip phone to mess around with when I was bored, but because there simply wasn't much to do, it wasn't a bad experience as I had to innovate to entertain myself with what little it offered, often I would go to the phone camera and start messing with the filters and settings which fascinated me as a kid. World clock and the currency converter tool also fascinated me. At restaurants my parents taught me to not goof around and talk to the other people at the table, so even at a young age I developed an interest for having discussions with people on various topics. I remember I often had discussions about astronomy with my uncle, we were both fascinated with astronomy and I rambled on about what little I knew about the topic back then. But at least it provided for good quality family/relative time. I also remember critically studying the furniture and utensils at restaurants when I was bored back when I was a kid, that was a good way for me to ease the boredom without disturbing others. Looking back, especially after seeing these videos of gen alpha being completely consumed by their devices, those simpler times back then really were the good times.
That's how i was raised, though, i will admit, i was VERY apprehensive to me obtaining a smartphone because i was afraid i'd become addicted to it and try to text and drive or whatever else brain on airplane mode nonsense you expect to happen. I can successfully say i have not texted and driven, at least.
I believe in letting them run around in the backyard (WITH SUPERVISION) outside, heavily filtered family computer and non-digital toys inside as early as possible; flip phone from grade 4 onwards; and finally their own smartphone at around puberty
when a doctor gives you advice on how to treat your cold, the doctor doesn't necessarily have to have a cold too at the moment. same follows for a person who never raised a child giving you advice on how to raise it
I grew up with the internet, but my parents were so careful to give me a lot of outside time and time with books and non-digital toys, and I’m sooo thankful for that now that I’m older, especially after seeing these videos
Man I don't even know what to do. I'm scared for my younger step-siblings. My mom gave one of them, who is 5 and in kindergarten, a phone with internet access. She now has to wear glasses. The second one, who is 2, is falling down the same path. My mom hasn't done anything to stop it. She just laughs at what they watch. I'm concerned for their well-being. No one deserves to go down that path. I'm just asking for some advice. Please.
@@Alivingman Ok, this sucks, however it has been proven that bad eyesight isn't necessarily caused by looking at screens (correlation does not equal causation), instead its actually not getting enough sunlight at an early age that is one of the main reasons for having bad eyesight (not the only reason though). So obviously in this case the kids aren't getting enough sunlight because they're being raised with parents who don't care about them but this would happen if they were inside reading books or drawing all day as well.
@unfortunatefish3322 yeah, I just wished that my mom would actually PARENT them instead of shoving a phone into their faces whenever their mood slightly shifts....
The fact that some of these kids are just completely ignoring their grandparents. I’m in middle school and around a year ago my grandpa passed away, I’d do anything to get him back and go on jogs with him or have him take me to a park. It just really makes me sad. Yes I’m not the best with electronics and I could probably use them less but completely ignoring your family for a phone or iPad? That’s really sad.
7:26 i can't believe that there are people that raise their kids like this. I go get a haircut, I chat with my barber. It's called socialising. I'm almost 15, and I'm genuinely concerned about the future because some of these parents do not have time or care about their OWN CHILDREN
Bruh, as a guy who played hockey for more than half my childhood, it really saddens me that children like this aren’t noticing the absolute joy of playing/watching the sport.
Seeing all those horrifying hockey injuries up to an including what happened to Adam Johnson a few months ago of is enough to turn anyone off the sport. And I say that as a Czech person
My mom actually used restaurants as a parenting tool for my sister and I. Back when they used let kids eat free, she would take us out and we learned very quick that good behavior earned dessert. Yeah, despite the dessert being free, she would not allow us to order if we did not behave. You know, consequences. Looking back, it was a good way to teach rowdy toddlers how to engage and be patient. Despite being a single mom without tablets or cellphones, she made time to parent so these parents got no excuse. These children do not need a tablet, they need crayons and glitter glue.
Teaching kids that good behaviour earns treats, and bad behaviour means they’re not deserving of a treat can lead to eating disorders tho :/ Most of the most recent and scientifically backed parenting advice I’ve read is that food *should not* be treated as a reward or punishment. Food is food. Be it a main course or desert, it nourishes your body, and you deserve that even if you’ve been “bad” Edit: I just wanna add that I’m not trying to criticize your mom or how she raised you. You mentioned she was a single parent, and goddamn I can’t imagine how hard that is. I’m only saying that we’re continuing to learn more about child psychology and development, and these methods are no longer recommended by many professionals
They can't leave a child unattended at a restaurant. What if a creepy person/pedo goes up and snatches the child away? The child can't react because he's too into the iPad to even know that he's being taken away.
I’m 14 (freshman in highschool), but all of my older siblings are relatively older Gen-Z (oldest is 27, youngest besides me is 17) so I grew up with all of the typical kid stuff. We played outside for HOURS, we made mud pies, we made bathroom potions, we played “spies” at Christmas where we would all try to steal candy, we played with American Girl Dolls and Squinkies, I was borderline obsessed with Club Penguin, Webkinz, Minecraft and Poptropica. I look back on those memories fondly because I know that I had the most fun I could’ve. It makes me sad that these kids won’t ever get to do rhat
Your childhood sounds amazing! I'm so glad your parents raised you and your siblings right and that you have a beautiful relationship with your older siblings :)
It is. If the dumbing down of the generation doesn't scare you the population collapse should. When all the competent people die off the rest are screwed.
Yeah, to be fair, it's really a case by case kinda thing. Something that can be rectified with effort and responsibility on the parent's side. Sort of a "be the change you want to see in the world" type of thing.
I'm thirteen and when I get a kid, I will get them a device at a young age, but first, I'll teach my kid to read, play with them, and get them to love real life to the point where they don't use their devices often when they get one. My parents did it to me - it worked.
I feel like getting bored is a good thing sometimes. As much as the feeling itself sucks, you kinda need boredom in a way, it's a great motivator for finding creative things to do or make.
That is so true. Sometimes I get tired of being on my iPad (I’m a teenager don’t worry) and I just have to turn it off. I did this one time and just laid on the floor in my room staring at the ceiling. When I do get bored of my iPad I go outside with my brother and we just roam around because I can’t drive yet. But once I do I will be out all the time 🫡
@@erimator17 What do you do on the ipad? Is it mostly watching videos, like youtube/tik tok and some social media stuff? I know that's a dumb question, but I've never even owned one tbh
@@465markoNot them, but iPad's are actually quite great for work and school. The apple pen, despite getting memed on for its exorbitant price, is actually a really great stylus. A pretty large amount of my classmates in uni use an ipad for note taking, emails and sometimes even for their requirements. Versatile things, ipads are.
I was in the library reading a Fnaf book waiting for my mum to pick me up, when an 8 and maybe 5 year old ran to the area I was in, pulled out a phone, AND STARTED TO WATCH SOUTH PARK AT MAXIMUM VOLUME
OH MY GOD. WTF IS THAT KID DOING WATCHING SOUTH PARK. IN A LIBRARY. look, my dad was introduced to violent video games and sp at a young age, BUT THAT WAS WHEN HE WAS LIKE TEN. NOT FUCKING FIVE YEARS OLD💀😭. Idk what else to say bc I don’t wanna sound like I’m hating on u bc I’m not.
I’m gen z alpha, and even I don’t use my phone when I’m visiting family unless nothing is going on. If nothings going on, I’ll ask my cousins if they wanna do something first. If we can’t figure something out, THEN I’ll go on my phone. It’s so annoying how many kids were raised by iPads. I’m taking a pledge, and I will not give my kid a phone or iPad until they are at the very least 15. I’ll give them a flip phone to call me in case of an emergency, but that’s it until they’re 15.
I feel like this is the consequence of what an individualist society we live in. The iPad moms I’ve met seem to lack any energy, patience, or the capacity to interact with their children at all. They find it tiring because they’ve likely had little to no support and are ultimately sacrificing their children’s long term wellbeing for short term peace.
These are also people who had kids that they just don't want to deal with because they were expected to procreate. There are multiple factors that go into this.
@@oreofudgemanin other words, they're not smart enough to think for themselves. Typically, the less intelligent you are, the more children you will have.
My students in Japan aren’t allowed to use any device on the way to or from school. No devices are allowed to be used in school, they are stored in lockers. Technology is huge in Japan, but somehow the kids are doing ok, which is most likely only due to the culture.
I’m 12, and somewhat addicted to my phone, but if I ever have kids, I’m making it my challenge to not have them addicted to devices too early and have them active, etc. I wouldn’t want my kids to repeat what my life is rn with devices….but awesome video. I love ur vids
Every time I go to Walt Disney World, I see children in strollers being pushed down Main Street in Magic Kingdom glued to an iPad. YOUR CHILD DOESNT NEED COCOMELON IN DISNEY WORLD.
Wow. And really it gets to the point where the child almost “needs” it. Their brains are now hard wired to function with that level of stimuli, so being pushed around Disney and just observing their surroundings is not stimulating enough, and they’ll kick up a fuss and say they’re bored 🤦🏻♀️😔
I see babies and small children glued to ipads or phones whenever I go out it's crazy it's becoming normal for parents to let a literal infant watch tiktok or yt shorts
THE WORLD WHERE IMAGINATION HAS BECOME FIT INTO A TANGIBLE FORM, AND THEY HAVE THE AUDACITY TO WATCH COCOMELON THERE? WHERE FUN IS PURELY SOURCED FROM THE MAGIC TINKER BELL LEFT ACROSS THE PARK? HOW?!
As a mom, I was shocked how much screen time is forced on kids by schools. Like for winter break they kept telling parents to make sure to let our kids get time to play on their recommended sites/apps.
I think they’re saying don’t force your child to study the entire winter break. Sure limit their screen time but let them play. I think that’s what they’re saying?
@@Justcallmerosa so the websites are educational and each student has an account created by the school. Teachers track how much work each student completes on these sites. They spend school hours working on completing these tasks online. When they aren’t completing tasks fast enough they are required to do them at home. These online tasks are very time consuming so that means more screen time and less time for kids to just play.
I’m in school to be an educator myself, and I want to teach English, specifically. I wanted my lessons to focus around self expression through writing, with a heavy focus on journaling & using pen and paper for notes. They just won’t allow it. The curriculum since the pandemic (in my district at least) practically mandates kids use chromebooks. They say it’s more “inclusive” this way- I don’t see it. You can buy composition notebooks for 50 cents at practically any grocery store, it’ll be the most inexpensive thing on your shopping list, but no. The thousand dollar laptops and tablets are the “inclusive” way of teaching kids. What on earth are we coming to? I feel like a “back in my day” grandma before crossing 30.
@@probablyjustsnailsoh my god, it's so sad to read how this "inclusive" nonsense is killing your creativity. I bet none of those people have never written a letter or season's greetings by hand. I find this truly concerning.
@@probablyjustsnails My kid’s TK and kindergarten teachers didn’t even sing to the kids, instead they played them RU-vid videos on the projector. I remember one of my favorite things about kindergarten was the singing together with the teachers during circle time. Now it’s everyone stare at the screen together.
When I was (a bit over) their age I didn’t want a phone because I saw media portraying people being addicted to them People said I was a bit weird and blamed my mental sickness called autism Now they are squeaking a bit different
I’m a gen z and my younger brother is a gen alfa ,and we can’t sit down and eat a meal without my little brother with his headphones and iPad ,and this kid watches the most “interesting things” this 6yo loves stranger things fnaf tadc and like stuff that would have shook me right out of my galaxy leggings and my craft supplies like at his age I was hyper fixating on the ME Taylor swift music video and playing with Lego,I DIDNT EVEN GET A TABLET UNTIL I WAS LIKE EIGHT and I cried I was so grateful and I didn’t even use it that much like maybe possibly at most one hour a day,like bro- and because I have separated parents I don’t get to see my little brother that often and when I do I will get in the car and he won’t say anything until my step mum tells him to say hi to me and this dude give the most bland unseasoned” hi sister”.
It’s so scary to see the ignorance in those millennial parents and, at the same time knowing that so many teachers all around the world quit their jobs due to burnouts, bullying, not being able to get through to those kids and not getting payed enough for what they do
I'm 37, and I was finally able to get my own iPad last year... 😭 But yeah, I feel that many Millennials were raised with the idea that you HAD to have kids when they reached adulthood, whether they were ready for it or not. It looks like many of em were not ready and had zero clue on what goes into raising a kid that will be well prepared later in life to be an adult ready to take on what they please. I myself don't want to raise kids because I went through some abuse shit from my parents and now that I'm free, I'm essentially playing catch-up on life while healing. Don't think I will do a kid any favors if I were to have them now.
THIS! I think so many people from our generation (I’m 35) still felt pressured and thought they HAD to reproduce, so many were not ready to be a parent AT ALL… I also chose not to have kids, I don’t really want that at all 😅. I hope younger generations don’t feel pressured into having kids if they don’t want to. This is the result of that, parents who don’t care about raising their kids. And a lot of emotionally unintelligent people teaching other humans the same flaws.
Yes, I feel like we were pressured to follow the same steps as boomers without realizing that the world wasn't the same where many families had 5+ children before the parents hit 30. I'm 33
Around 2000 the daytime talkshows were still immensely popular. A common topic were "out of control" teen girls desperate to have a baby to love them. Childfree and 30, I couldn't relate. Another thing were those self-exploitative rainbow parties many teens were having. But yep, now these babies are all grown up asking questions of your peers.
@@ellyberryyup, I’ve had multiple cousins have kids in the 40s. Some planned, some by accident. I had one cousin get pregnant after she got her tubes tied 😩
There’s a Chinese show called “Be with You “ where older brothers have to take of their little sisters while the parents are away for a while,one of the kids always ate her dinner while watching an iPad , she was four years old, her older brother tried to take it away she started crying, the parents told the brother to just let her have it,When the older brother was left in charge of his sister she didn’t give her her iPad while she was eating, the brother wouldn’t give it to her. The older brother was about nineteen years (the show came out in 2021 ) so there’s a fifteen year age gap. Which means the older brother was born when the iPad first came out.
I've read so many comments about older siblings, some still minors, who have taken a parental role for their younger siblings, because their parents neglect them. Today a read a comment from a kid who taught their younger sibling how to read. I would be so ashamed if one of my children was more of a mentor and parent than me. My parents always read to me and made sure I was at an appropriate reading level. Those are some of our favorite memories. It's so sad that parents avoid things, that make happy childhoods and are one of the most rewarding aspects of parenthood. Instead of spending quality time and making memories, they shut their kids down, because spending time with them is exhausting apparently. I would miss my child if it was glued on their iPad instead of eating and talking with me. They are physically there but not mentally.
I remember getting a broken flip phone at the age of 10. All it could do was play different sound effects and ring tone options. I was absolutely mesmerized for days. I can’t even imagine the overwhelming stimulation an iPad must provide at an even earlier age. I feel for these kids, they can’t choose their parents.
When I was 8 or 9, I got my first iPhone which was an old phone of my grandma. I wasn’t allowed to have any social media’s so I would just play games on it. I still can’t understand how parents allow their 10 year old kid to have Instagram or TikTok when I was allowed insta by my mom at the age of 14 (art account). Seriously social media has a horrible impact on a poor child’s brain, especially Insta and TikTok. I tell this by an experience by myself installing a not really famous social media at the age of 12 and with it having a horrible effect and trauma on me. I feel sorry for gen alpha tbh
The kids ignoring their grandparents hurts me so badly, I lost my grandfather after Christmas last year and I think kids need to appreciate their grandparents more.
Damn that's depressing :'( Most of my grandparents were dead before i was even born, with the exception if my paternal granddad, who died when i was 1 y/o Sometimes i wonder what it could've been like if they lived just a little longer, especially my maternal grandma, and how happy she would be to have properly met me, my brothers and our baby cousin
It’s just sad, and it makes me mad….they should appreciate their grandparents, cause guess what?! I never got to meet my own…they live very far. Before they all passed away, I’d always say “I’m going to go visit them when I’m older!”….but that didn’t end up happening…..I miss them every day…and I wish I had more time with them…❤
Me and my siblings ignore our grandparents but it’s not because of technology it’s because all of our life our grandpa refused to say that we existed and our grandma just emotionally abused me and my sisters saying that we belonged in the kitchen and that i (age13) is supposed to be getting ready to get married and is always saying that im ugly and should get plastic surgery so that I don’t have a small chest and a small butt. So that is why my siblings and me have ignored our grandparents
8:15 as a gen alpha (THAT CAN PUT MY PHONE DOWN) sadly, im so pissed that my generation can’t even last a singe second without technology. But on very boring places like a barbers im glad i can put it down. I mostly draw or read tbh. (esit: omg im on timed)
I'm from the 2010 gang Our generation is getting generalised from bad behaviour and cringe slang The minorities like us may be better We shall continue and eventually get the good future
As a younger gen z, I learned to read when I was two. My sister is seven and still learning to read. I was reading HARRY POTTER by then. My sister won’t even eat dinner with us, she’ll sit and watch her IPad and draw with an Uncrustable. The good thing is that she’s developed since then. She’s starting to read chapter books, will actually talk and play and run around the house and spends time outside. If you’re wondering, I got my first device when I was in 6th grade (sketchy city). My sister got her first device when she was one. ONE. Folks, take a break from the phones. Spend time with your siblings, your kids, your cousins, whatever.
This has been my biggest issue! My son is turning 2 in May and I was asked from family members if they can get him an iPad for Christmas and I said absolutely not he’s a freaking one year old. Thanks but no thanks. I am terrified of him becoming an iPad zombie. I want him to go outside, play with his toys and get bored. I refuse to ruin his childhood because I am being lazy. I do give him a little time if tv time to watch Bluey or Ms. Rachel, but that’s all the screen time he gets which is not a lot since we are on routines and he’s mostly exploring.
This was me too! I’m a millennial mom and my gen x mother in law literally begged me to let her buy my son a tablet for his first bday. I told her no. She was so pist. I was like, shouldn’t this be the other way around 😂
I work at a store and once a mom came in w an about THREE MONTH OLD BABY in a carrier. An IPAD MINI was propped in front of her. THE POOR THING DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS! She barely knows anything about the world yet and she’s already having brainrot shoved in her face! I felt sick seeing that
When I was a child my parents had a strict no technology policy for the week. Only until the weekends were we allowed to play video games and watch movies and cartoons. I think I will use this policy when i have children and get my kids to read books.
dear ipad parents! when my parents gave me a device at a young age with no restrictions or supervision, it messed me up in the head! all my friends can relate! the internet is a horrible place and your children WILL witness horrible things. i was exposed to violent and inappropriate material online at the ripe age of 9 and some of my friends saw it even earlier than that. PARENT YOUR KIDS OR THE THERAPIST WILL HEAR ABOUT YOU.
I saw a lot of gore when I was at the ripe age of 6, specifically HTP and MLP horror. I don't want to point fingers at my parents because they're wonderful parents and do their best which is great! But I wish they supervised me a little more at the timw. They never made the same mistake again with my siblings, don't worry! 😅
Personally I agree. I got exposed to pornography(specifically softcore and hentai) at ages 4-10. I’m hypersexual rn and I rly made some of my friends uncomfortable! :( honestly just don’t give your child an ipad AT ALL until there at least 6
I was having a conversation with my mom about how a lot of gen alpha kids are so spoiled and how they will never experience the time where having a smart phone was rare/semi-rare and she immediately compared me (gen z) to gen alpha and their abandonment issues with their iPads because I just wanted to listen to music while I was cleaning. And that's one of the huge differences between gen z and gen alpha. We can put our shit down when we're asked to and we can usually put it down ourselves when we decide "that's enough internet for today." I am SO glad I grew up in the early 2000's/2010's with no access to the internet until like 2013 (the earliest I can remember anyways). My limited screentime is something I would've never thanked as a kid, BUT THANK YOU LIMITED SCREENTIME FOR MAKING ME AVOID ACTING LIKE THESE KIDS!!!
@TheUnitAcenice rage bait buddy! anyways fun fact: an artist in seattle by the name of bill braun gained notoriety for his hyperrealistic paintings that appear to be made out of construction paper, however all of these paintings are 2D and its all based on his incredible skill for shading and textures.
Sorry most of genZ is just as fucked as genA, both generations are having all sorts of issues not seen until millennials got on the scene. Being raised online, inside, and with no real thought or creativity required, IQ rates are dropping dramatically just in the last generation...and that's going to cause a whole new set of really big problems when the younger generations are not smart enough to keep vital infestruxture working as the older experienced generations die off.
@TheUnitAce blah blah blah, I was one of them iPad kids. Look at me now I’m f*cking fine and a normal person! Everyone is just overreacting, kids are kids and have addictive personalities. This is what everyone was saying about tv and sh*t when I was little, no one talks about that anymore because guess what? It didn’t rot people’s brains or make them idiots. Same with iPads. Hope you have a wonderful day!
I do find a lot of Gen Z addicted to tech (as a Millennial born in '87). I truly can remember a pre-internet/pre-cell world. It began changing when I was in HS, so by the time Gen Z entered the world, things were really changing. I will say that when it came to cellphones, they weren't super "smart" until Gen Z was hitting MS age. Most people did not own IPads.@TheUnitAce
5:12 I remember last year I was at the laundromat and all i was listening to the whole time was this kid's phone with cocomelon on full blast. Worst part is i didnt have even half the gall to try to ask the mom to ask them to turn it down.
when i was a little kid there was this great Indian restaurant with paper tablecloths so that kids could draw on them - i thought it was AMAZING, it was the most luxurious dining experience little five year old me would get i never thought once about my ipad or my mums phone. ONCE.
I’m from the older half of GenZ (2003) and this is very telling of how some people should NOT be parents. Growing up, I didn’t have an iphone or an iPad or even a kindle…. I had a MP3 PLAYER!!! I didn’t have my own phone or social media until 9th grade….. 9TH GRADE!! The only stuff I watched as a kid was either the movies or tv shows we had on VHS or DVD or watching PBS Kids (PBS Kids>>> Disney Channel) I love how these parents love to make fun of us GenZ for our “poor behavior”… while also simultaneously being the same parents who shove an iPad in a 3 year olds face..🥴🥴
Same here had an mp3 player and we didn't even have a T.V. until 2010 and had to share a flip phone with my dad through HS. This will be the first generation where the poorest kids in school have the greatest advantage in grades and social conduct because if you can't afford electronics then you can't have them raise your kids.
The Millennial Parent saying that Generation Alpha would be ruthless tickled me pink. When I was their age, I played outside, had an unending obsession with history, and enjoyed reading nonfiction. They can’t read, don’t know where they live, and are glued to their devices. Those kids are lambs to the slaughter. It’s tragic the situation they are in.
7:13 As a gen zer who was technically an ipad 5 year old, I find these devices incredibly harmful to our youth, I myself had my innocence taken away from given that tablet and 0 supervision, worst mistake my parents made, no matter how hard your kids are to deal with, devices are never the way to go, yes you can show them tablets at a young age, but ones more strictly for learning, and supervise their time and what they're doing.
I am part of gen z and had an ipad at 5 but my parents closely monitored what I consumed and how much time I spent. We could only play games on it 2 days a week and I had to get parental approval whenever getting a new game (which didn't happen often). The main games I played were angry birds/cut the rope and I was NEVER allowed on youtube or the internet.
Growing up sister had an iPad and I had an iPod touch. (R.I.P iPod touches) Our parents knew how to discipline us correctly, by letting us have the devices only on weekends. We’d put them up on the fridge at about 8 o clock every Sunday night. It got to the point where my sister and I didn’t have to be told to put up the devices, we just did it and didn’t throw a fit. You can’t even touch a kid’s iPad now with your pinky finger without them attacking you.
9:56 that kid looks like he watches shorts with subway surfer gameplay, family guy clips, and minecraft parkour videos at the same time. That's not a good thing
I was diagnosed with ADHD way before youtube became a thing at the age of 7. If I acted up I got physically hit because my mom being full Korean was raised the same way. 10 years later at age 17 my sister noticed I had symptoms of depression and ptsd so she took me over to get evaluated, I got diagnosed with anxiety, depression and ptsd just because my ignorant mother was so ignorant towards what ADHD was and was trying to beat the illness out of me.. ADHD doesn't go away..
Literally same! Got my adhd diagnoses at 9, several others while I'm an adult. I'm dutch and my dad used to b34t me when I was frustrated with my mental health. Think my dad should've tried harder to correct my mental state cuz it's still sh!t lol. It's "funny" to see this an international problem with less or more conservative ways of thinking. Even though they keep forgetting that adhd is most likely hereditary and they might suffer from it too. Hope our gen is gonna be better and more understanding to mental health issues. Don't think neglecting and shoving an ipad Infront of a (mentally ill) kid is the best thing to do rn.
Hey Gen z ipad kid, I have horrible emotional problems & struggle to communicate because my mother didn't want to raise me & just threw a tablet at little me. I got lucky though, & I was really into books & reading so I can sit down for long chunks of time to read but It makes me sick to see parents raising a generation like this. I didn't turn out okay being raised like this & there is no way the next generation can survive like this.
Side note, I'm Australian, but I have a very noticeable american accent because Dantdm & Markiplier talked to tiny me more than my mom did, kinda funny if you look at it right.
Im gen z & I can say I’m on my phone A LOT but if I’m with family having dinner, holiday, etc. I won’t go on my phone unless it’s a car ride, or if my cousins want to. But if I’m eating with family I will have my phone on the table & use it if & ONLY IF someone text me about something important.
The parents should just introduced them to iPads and iPhones later when they’re a little older and just let them play with toys or maybe if anything give them the Leapster games if they still have it
No fr. Lego, outside games, making chocolate lolly pops, making those little cards, bracelets, loom bands. That stuff was sick. I miss it. Kids should be going that
Dude I’m was born in 2000 and I still build LEGOs Sure my ps3 and Wii were fun but I still loved playing with action figures and stuff alike on those years.
like fr i miss playing with barbie’s myself and i’m almost 16?? if i were given the choice to pick either an ipad or a barbie i’d choose the latter tbh
All these parents are doing is exposing to the world that they had kids because they were bored and now that the entertainment value has run out, they want the kids out of the way as much as possible.
Gen Z, as yall start having kids, please stand strong 🙏🏻 I’m an older Millennial with ipad-less 6, 3, and 1 year olds, and I feel so helpless amongst this. I’m worried for society. We are often the only family at restaurants without kids on tablets. We TEACH THEM how to behave and have good table manners. We’re teaching them how to have a conversation with their family, enjoying a meal together. It doesn’t happen immediately but it’s worth the effort. Parenting is really hard, but you still have to actually do the work. Sometimes my kids whine that they are bored. Sometimes my toddler has a meltdown in a restaurant. Sometimes I’d like to enjoy a conversation with my husband over dinner without being interrupted 🙃 But that’s the job and I’d rather have kids who are not dependent on devices in the long run.
I’m a Zer and I will definitely raise my kids the way they’re supposed to be raised 🫡 Heck I might even buy a 1996 Chevy Suburban to drive them around in 🙃 If they still exist of course.
I’m a younger Zer, and I don’t plan on having kids, but if I ever do, I would NEVER do this. It’s sick and disgusting that these kids can’t go to DINNERS and SPORTS EVENTS without the IPad. Thank you for being one of the good ones 🫡🫡
We need more parents like you, miss (?). I can already see a difference between 9th graders and my classmates, and they are still GEN Z. I will not be in school by the time the new generation shows up, but if my teachers already have some problems with the 9th graders, I would not be surprised if the new gen is more degraded than an iron axe left outside for 20 years.
As an 11 year old, I'm ashamed of my generation...I'm so grateful for my parents Jeez I didn't know this would get so much backlash...it doesn't matter I stand by the fact that my parents are parenting lol. Also it's my birthday yayy
Don’t be ashamed of your generation. You’re all still kids & it’s not your fault, it’s your parents/adults in your life’s fault. They should be promoting a healthy lifestyle & being in the moment instead of sitting with an iPad for 10 hours a day. I’m glad your parents realised that though, and decided to parent you in a healthy way.
I'm 11 too. Don't be ashamed of our generation cuz were still gen z (1997-2012) I grew up using toys, non digital. I got my first device at 9 for my birthday. It was an iPhone 6 plus. I have a Samsung a03s now so yeah lol.
5:21 I would far rather have to listen to a kid being really noisy, than have to listen to Cocomelon on full blast while I’m trying to eat my spaghetti
I have to admit, I do use technology a little too much, but I'm still doing well in school and do fun things outside of school without the phone or tablet. I recommend parents getting their kids phones when they get to middle school, which is when you get more independent. That's how it went with me.
I'm a 13-14 year old girl.. and god.. i have NEVER ONCE in my life ever been able to use a ipad at the dinner table? DUDE- I WOULD BE DEAD IF I DID THAT, i didn't even know what youtube was until i was like 11. and that was only because i had to watch a math tutor ON RU-vid- What is going on in this world...
Yeah, I can relate. I did not know about phones until 2012 (fyi, I was born in 2006), and did not get even a mobile until 2015, when I managed to get back home alone (my mom was very scared, so we both managed to scare ourselves because of me wanting to surprise mom). The first video games I played were on a school tablet. First time I found RU-vid was when I was 9-10 ish, but I only looked at minecraft videos in my language. And my cousin, born just before I found RU-vid, got a tablet at 3 years old (I will admit tho, my aunt is doing a very good job limiting his screentime and giving him taste of the outside). If I tried to use my phone at the table, I would have gotten a scolding (as if a mobile Nokia phone has many games). Honestly, I don't expect much of anything from the new gen. : (
Around that age I once lashed out at an relative for Pointing me out for watching RU-vid during breakfast, Now I understand that they were right about it It's also that I was raised in home it's either home or school or something, so the place to be is though phone and tech Only now I feel the disconnection I have with others, don't know some of my relatives much better and don't even remember their names, there are people in the Neighborhood that i know minus shit about only now because of tution I get to know some of them there. But I spended years as the kid who doesn't go outside I'm so disconnected for something online Also do you have the memory of Hanging out somewhere with your friends outside doing something, I don't, not yet at least
As a late Gen Z to early Gen Alpha, I have to say What the absolute heck is going on with my generation. Never did I think others would get this bad. I did a middle school play production that included the 5th and 4th graders, and there were girls blasting Tiktoks and putting on Drunk Elephant products. They even got yelled at to pay attention and didn't do anything. Not only that, but they are the meanest little plebs I've ever talked to. A girl named Vanessa who used to be my friend on the bus, was shoving me around and almost knocking me over backstage. She didn't say "Excuse me" or "Sorry" at all. She didn't even need to get through. My family's last visit to a restaurant I could hear kids screaming for IPads, while we were there getting food and I was putting my device away kindly. I feel like those parents are too self-centered to care about their barely functional toddlers that are rotting from a bright screen in their face almost every day.
As a slightly older gen z, there were kids acting like that when I was in middle school. But instead of tiktok it was instagram and musically, best you can do is not get too invested in this stuff and standing up for yourself when others are being weird to you. Keep your head up champ!
As gen z I think that me getting a phone at 12 was early but now kids are getting iPads straight out of the womb. I’m nearly 17 and the only thing I have social media wise is RU-vid, when I have anything else I feel like I’m rotting my brain. And the level of addiction with gen z is wild but gen alpha is next level crazy. Edit: I also babysit, I have since summer of 2019 maybe 2020, the kids are allowed tv and iPads but they are supervised the entire time, and when I’m not there they do have screen time.
Honestly, I think getting a phone at 11 or 12 years old is fine since that's when you're in middle school and probably more independent. That's how it worked for me.
@@AceTGYT yeah. It worked great for me I still like to go outside and everything too. I feel like it let me enjoy those things like being outside and enjoying animals and nature rather than only knowing my phone. I even get sick of it sometimes and do something else. It isn’t a part of me like it is for gen alpha.
I feel like society is doomed now, there’s no way we can go back from this. I spend most of my time on an iPad myself and I hate it, it really bothers me that the first thing I do when I’m bored is go on my tablet. I’m just glad that I still know it’s not good and I need to limit myself, these kids don’t know or care and their parents only enable them
It’s not, I swear to you. As an elder iPad kid, I’ll be the First to tell you these people who say you will never get better or are broken are WRONGGGGGGGG! They just don’t know any of us, and your attention span isn’t broken or short! (you probably just have a hard time finding things you like to do, and that’s okay not everyone has to like the same things) And you can get a longer one because guess what? Your brain is mouldable! It will change and you will get that focus back! Read fanfic or comics! Read a book or listen to a audiobook, you can’t change immediately that isn’t a thing. It’s slow, and that’s okay! 100% lemme tell you your attention span isn’t short it’s just you don’t have anything interesting to do. Society isn’t doomed, if this stuff was real and not fear mongering we would have short attention spans Because of fast paced tv shows, gambling, and their jobs. But no that’s not really a thing, it’s usually addiction caused by neurodivergentcy or strange brain processes. Your not evil, your not bad, you’re trying and that’s AWESOME!!! If you want to regain your attention span? Read some fanfic or original stories on ao3 it will help LOADSSS You got this! Society isn’t ruined, the kids are fine, and you are going to be okay. I’m not lying, I thought I was doomed to be an iPad kid forever. But guess what? I grew out of it! You’re going to be just fine, you are not broken or ruined you are going to be fine
I agree sadly, the world is nothing like it was in the 90’s/early 2000’s. People actually spent time with each other, went out places, knew their neighbors, had a community. My neighborhood growing up was like family, they’d help me without a thought. I don’t even know who my neighbors are now.
Seeing kids so engrossed with devices that they ignore their families is so heartbreaking to me. I am only 20 but when i was gen alphas age, I was basically pleading to go to my grandparents, to hang out with my family. Sure I had access to videos games, computers and tv, and eventually my smart phone or a tablet, but I still would much rather interact with my grandparents. My sister is gen alpha and ever since my mom passed away when my sister was basically a toddler my dad has been raising her as an iPad child, so whenever she goes to my grandparents, she is just completely ignorant to everything but the damn iPad, it’s just incredibly sad. I dread the inevitable day my grandparents pass away as they were such a massive part of my childhood, I was at their house weekly, it was like my second home. But my sister I am doubtful is going to be nearly as impacted since she barely knows them, she’d rather watch brain numbing videos all day instead.
I know im askin a lot as a stranger, but please PLEASE teach her things like colouring, getting her actual toys, i know 20 yrs old is not very ideal for earning, but whenever ur around her, just take away the device and interact with her, and if you're with ur grandparents do the same thing. it isn't our job to raise these kids but at least we can make sure they r somewhat functional without a device in their hands. also I'm sorry about your mom, and i hope you're doing good.
I used to be like this, but on the console. I would ignore my grandparents a lot. Luckily, I realized in time that I had very little time left with my grandparents. I was very happy to spend lots of quality time before they passed away. I almost break down into tears watching these kids. It reminds me of myself when I was l and younger and it hurts so much.
As a gen z, I feel awful for generation Alpha, and what they are exposed to online when the “parents” aren’t supervising, not to mention the developmental effects and shortened attention! When I was quite little, my parents made the mistake of giving me an iPad (they didn’t really know at the time so it’s not their fault) and I found some really messed up stuff, and it desensitized me to violence (not video games I mean real people). Many other things have happened since then that I am currently working on, although being exposed to things in my formative years definitely had a profound effect on me. Sorry for the rant I just want people to be careful
would you mind elaborating on how your brain would react to (real life) violence post de sensitization? i’ve always been interested in this and want to understand it more
@@ally241 I’m not really phased by violence in real life, presumably due to the exposure, I’ll try my best to stop it when I can although I’m not emotionally affected by it. I also find it harder to control urges to hurt myself or lash out at others but I try not to, currently taking DBT therapy for borderline personality disorder which is helping this those urges. Sorry this is so jumbled it’s very early in the morning hope this helped!
I have a cousin who is gen alpha and im pretty happy with how shes being raised. She has a very healthy imagination. When we were visiting all she wanted to do was pretend to be witches with me the entire time. She did have an ipad which she showed me some of her favorite games on and played some with me, but generally she was so talkative and energetic with me I was honestly wishing shed go on her ipad at some points. (I mean she would wanna play witches with me the entire day, like 8 hours straight). But shes very kind, compassionate, and energetic. So i have a lot of hope for her.
Omg my cousins are like that because they have iPads but mostly speak to me and play imaginary games with me ! It’s really good to see that we have some hope in humanity. My cousins on my mum’s side are on their iPads just a little bit more but they usually watch educational content like stuff about Guinness world records and planets and always have a new fact to tell me. But they also watch a bit of Pokémon. My aunt says it’s always good to have balance
i had a tablet when I was around 8-9 years old, I still played with my dolls, went to the park, and did normal kid things even as I got older. yes us gen z do have a problem with technology but majority of us can actually put our phone down when necessary. gen alpha cant even get their hair cut without a phone, which is INSANE to me. My screen time is high (working on it lol) but they’ll make it seem like I’ve spent 1 second on my phone
It is so heartbreaking to see this. As a Gen Alpha myself (IM NOT MENTIONING MY AGE) I am so ashamed of my own generation for growing up like this. No imagination. No creativity. Undereducated. Behavioural issues. PARENTS THAT CAN'T EVEN PARENT PROPERLY!!!!!! We need more parents that are like my dad and mom (gen x and millenial) who are the most kind-hearted and doting parents I ever have. They introduced me to the IPad when I was 6 and has been very careful with my screen time. I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart. Yeah but to finish this off (IM SORRY IF IT WAS TOO LONG BUT IF YOU HAD THE TIME TO READ THIS, THANK YOU) we need better parents. I'm counting on you Gen Z.
as a gen z i'm genuinely scared for gen alpha. Like the first years of Gen alpha was starting to get to high school and they are unhinged. Obviously I don't want to repeat my grade, but the extra motivation is that if i do I'll end up in a class full of gen alpha kids.
At work, we are dreading GenAlpha moving into the workforce. GenZ is on their phones a whole lot already (though they can put them away when a task requires full attention), and we can’t imagine what GenAlpha will be like. Aside from the iPad/phone addiction (and they are NOT using it to read news or books, of course), they are being given food that they want. They are not eating real food. They are eating ultra processed junk food. They are literally going to be the people in the floaty chairs in Wall-E. Also, when you pay for a restaurant meal or a ticket to an event and the child is not engaged in it, it’s a total waste of money.
yeah watch these ipad parents bad parenting backfire in their face when their kid is unable to hold down a job due to their poor social skills, entitlement, and bad attention span and then have their kids lash out at them to give them money and housing afterwards. Bet theyd start regretting not properly disciplining their kids by then
I’m gen alpha with a gen X parent and my mom encourages us to do physical activities and we do them because like I didn’t get a phone I was this age so I’m like used to not using it
I have 3 younger brothers (14, 9, 8) and my 14 year old brother got a phone in 5TH GRADE. And the youngest two got tablets when they were 1 and 2. They both struggle with reading especially since they don’t get homework anymore. So it’s straight to their tablets/electronics after school and it’s so sad. I grew up with a DS but also loved reading books and it’s so crazy how differently I was brought up.
I lost my grandfather when I was eleven, but it was so heartbreaking because when my grandmother died, my grandpa couldn't handle his soulmate dying and died two months later. It was the worst year of my life. I wished they where here so I could tell all my accomplishments. Seeing the kids ignore their grandparents is just sad.
My father (boomer) had worked his whole life in sales and service at an electronic store and was not a big fan of electronics, my sibling and I (gen Z) were not allowed to get tablets until we turned 6 and were only allowed 1 HOUR a day in supervision from our mom, the tablets had parental controls and only played games. LIKE HOW do these kids spend 6-10 hours on these things a day, I used to spend 6 hours a day outside LIKE WHAT HAPENED TO PLAYING OUTSIDE, WHAT ARE THESE PARENTS DOING leaving their kids like this.
My parents always told me dont sit too close to the tv screen its bad for your eyes meanwhile we putting babies almost infront of a screen these days no wonder kids eye sights are bad and dont you have to be 13 and supervised by an adult to use virtual reality
I am glad I found your channel I loved your videos not only are they informative to but they also some things that need to be said to people because a lot of people are just clueless today.
The parents of today don’t, won’t, and cant say no to their kids. If they try, the kids (who have no respect) will talk back and be sassy AF. instead of being born with a silver spoon in their mouth, they’re born with an iPhone glued to their hand. Sigh. It’s hard for us older generations to understand this.
I don’t think it’s a lack of respect but more emotional abuse that causes them to talk back. They’ve been neglected for so long, shoved with an iPad and told to just shut up, that they act out when not given what they want. They’ve never been given real love so they relay on the only tools they’re parents have given them, reinforcing in their child that if they kick up a fuse they will get what they want and because the parents don’t have or want to have a backbone they give. What these kids need is emotional support and understanding. Someone who actually cares about them and doesn’t just shove them aside to get them to be quiet. These parents now a days have digged their kids a grave and have already shoved them in.
I think it’s wild bc now we’re seeing like those tablets at restaurants that have games on them rather than kids being handed crayons and an activity book
As a someone from the gen alpha community I have a bad reputation and it just hurts when people think the worst about me (you are not ) but I only got a iPad six I think in 2018
Okay just saying this now. I’m definitely not saying millennials aren’t doing this, because yes they definitely are. With that said, it’s not only millennials. I remember 12 years ago going to a restaurant in Washington state - I was with a group of 10 to 12. mostly college kids and some parents. AnyWho, I was the only one who didn’t have their iPhone or tablet out at the table. I was also the youngest one the oldest ranging from 50 to 60. Parents were definitely Gen X . It’s definitely a rich family thing too Edit: I wanna clarify and not continue to add tension and seperate generations. Yall know every generation has great folks in it :) I think its a rich thing. Like, so rich that you dont understand that u need to buy books for kids, u just buy more tech
My parents are Gen X and I didn’t go outside but I grew up reading, real books, and drawing. The kids around me were all about phones and computers tho so I think you’ve got a point.
@@Strawberry_Softcake honestly i feel it’s not easy to be a parent. Also I’m a web developer so I’m always busy with my job. But right now I’m focus on myself & my career. Its also expensive having kids
I have cousins who are millennials and their kids are acting completely normal so far. They don’t have their devices on them 24/7. I’m glad my family tree is smart when it comes to parenting.
Damn, these kids be UNGRATEFUL for the fact that their grandparents are alive. Like, I try to cherish EVERY moment with my grandparents, why can't these parents understand?
Another thing I’m concerned about with this is them getting exposed to adult content at such a young age. I grew up with electronics (a shared tablet with my siblings until I was like nine and I got my own hand me down IPad) but we only had a limited screen time. Even with the little amount of time I got to use my IPad I got exposed to sm*t at a very young age and even now at sixteen I’m still kinda struggling with it (not as much nowadays but when I was younger it was so bad) I can’t imagine how much adult content these little children are getting exposed to since they’re CONSTANTLY on it. Makes me sad.
@@SnakeKillsDumbledorf Yeah, that was part of it (but I’ve gotten better) but I also just felt really dirty for reading all that at a young age and I still feel ashamed about it
@@simpIyes It's natural and innocent for kids to be curious about that stuff, especially since it's not talked about, and any kid would've done the same if parents allowed them to be exposed to it. Innocent curiosity doesn't make you dirty. Just don't allow it to affect your sexuality by defining for you what is desirable, attractive, or a good fantasy.
I'm a millennial parent, and yeah, it's shocking to see the amount of kids, some who are still in strollers, on a phone while they're out with their parents. I find it's most common at the grocery store that a kid is sitting in the cart and watching a phone while the parent(s) shop. Seems like such a missed opportunity to connect with your kids and teach them about what grocery shopping is and what food is. It's just super weird to not want to chat and connect with your kids.
