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drnick1today at 3:46 PM1 replyview on HN

The solution is parenting, period. Do not give your kid an Internet-connected device before they are ready for it.


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jvvwtoday at 4:35 PM

Homework requires internet-connected devices (I guess you can semi-supervise that, but it becomes harder as they become older as you don't want to sit there watching them do all their homework).

There is also a cost socially, which is hard to navigate as a parent. If everybody is talking about minecraft every break and playing it together in the evenings, then it's hard for them if they haven't even seen the game.

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