Nice piece in Nature warning against Jon Haidt’s new book on screen time and mental health. The case he is making for screen time is not supported by the evidence, but it’s something that seems plausible and people will be happy to believe. Recently, it seems like these kinds of loose, associative stories are winning out over careful reads of the evidence. @psychology@psychology
Very nice interview with Pete Etchells about his upcoming book on "screen time" and moral panics around technology.
Working at a mental health facility, my colleagues and I sometimes talk about this as something to discuss with patients (and maybe do psycho-education on). But I think it's worth trying to figure out if it's a problem at all. The story is definitely not going to just be "screens are bad!" @psychologyhttps://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/its-down-you-be-more-reflective-around-screen-use
This is Peterson. Underneath Peterson is the kid's ipad, which has lately become a source of strife. The ipad is not off limits, but using it would require destroying Peterson, who, being composed entirely of puppy floof leftover from a recent beard trim, is very fragile.
Peterson is entering his 3rd day of life today.
We have no idea how much longer our brave little hero will survive, but we salute him.
I would like it if there was a setting in your app to share my browsing activity with the native Screen Time function on iOS.
Right now, all time spent in Vivaldi just shows as time spent in Vivaldi. But really, I would like to maintain the blocks on certain websites that I had set up for Safari.
I switched to a stupid iPhone so I could manage my kids’ stupid screen time but 99% of the time I try to use the feature I get a stupid blank page with a stupid spinning cursor that never resolves
Apple makes great products for adults, but with #kids they just don’t hit the mark.
The #screentime controls on iOS as an absolute disaster. Feature-wise they seem great, but in practice they break after a few iOS updates, resulting in jammed parent controls and complaining children.
It’s much easier to turn off the screen time than fix them. Which I guess most parents will do.
My opinion? Apple should be fined 10 billion bucks every time a kid commits suicide due to #device#addiction. 🤬
I have slowly been “re-subscribing” to all the #YouTube channels I follow using #RSS and #Readwise#ReadwiseReader and it has really helped me rein in my #ScreenTime and be more intentional 😌
All the #tech parents I know, and I’m one of them, run a very strict control regime on their own kids around #socialmedia and #screentime.
How are the parents who don’t understand how addictive tech runs circles around the #developing#brain of their kids supposed to be up to the task?
Conservative forces like to say it’s up to the parents, but isn’t that more like saying ”survival of the fittest”? I understand it’ll give the kids of already rich a leg up, so maybe it all makes sense.
3 ways to help your child transition off screens and avoid the dreaded 'tech tantrums' (theconversation.com)
For many families, there is a daily battle around getting kids off their screens and back into real life.
How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul (simone.org)
Screen time doesn’t matter. It’s not about how much you use your phone. It’s about whether your phone is a needy, attention-sucking vampire.