Teenage relationships - what are they coming to?!

[swagler85]

I don't know why you have a chip on your shoulder. If you somehow find this thread tiresome, you are welcome to not leave comments. My OP was about a friend's daughter who sits on Facetime all night while sleeping with a guy on the other end who she's never met and lives 5000 KMs away. I am 32, very much into technology and it's advantages, and I found it weird. There was no intention to showcase my parenting skills as my kids are 2.5 years old and 5 months old. I would hardly say you parent a 5 month old, you simply provide them with the necessities of life and watch them start to learn and develop their personalities. I guess it is parenting but not to the extent of the 2 year old or a 15 year old.

I agree with what you said (except me trying to showoff my parenting skills). And every case must be judged individually. Most classrooms have smartboards, I had acetates and before that it was chalkboards.

Embrace technology but don't let kid abuse it.

I completely agree with learning using technology, My children can learn a lot and do learn a lot using my iPad. But that is different then sitting in front of a TV for hours watching spongebob. I may have mistaken your post if that is what you were referring to. Too broad of a spectrum being covered in one topic. But I still very much believe in limiting the amount of time my children spend watching TV.

 

[Augie]

After Glancing over this thread one of two responses come to mind...

How worried should we be????




OR

Damn Kids GET OFF MY LAWN!




But what I really think is.

Times Change as do the things kids find acceptable. Im 35, Single, no kids. I date 30ish to 40ish. The differences in what is expected dating a 30yr old vs. a 40 yr old...... WOW.

I imagine that a 25yr old would be a step above that....

 

[Swedishchef]

I completely agree with learning using technology, My children can learn a lot and do learn a lot using my iPad. But that is different then sitting in front of a TV for hours watching spongebob. I may have mistaken your post if that is what you were referring to. Too broad of a spectrum being covered in one topic. But I still very much believe in limiting the amount of time my children spend watching TV.

My OP was to see if it was "normal" facetiming for 10 hours (including while sleeping) with someone you met online via twitter. And then it turned (somehow) into a question about technological uses. I didn't want the thread to turn into that.

Spongebob for young kids is bad..even the American Academy of Pediatrics agrees! LOL http://technorati.com/lifestyle/family/article/is-spongebob-bad-for-kids/
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/09/08/peds.2010-1919.full.pdf

 

[Swedishchef]

If I understood half of what you are talking about (Facetime, IPhone, netflix, etc) I probably wouldn't approve. I had a hard enough time keeping my daughter off the telephone and chasing the riff-raff away.

Much riff raff showing up to date your daughter? lol

 

[Swedishchef]

Augie: I agree. Times change and what kids deem acceptable change. But should what is acceptable really change? I imagine later in my life I will hear "Dad, everyone has it/ is doing it" at some point. But I don't think that means I will agree to it

Northern Canada as in NWT or NU?

Andrew

 

[Delta-T]

we have 10 yr old boy, he like technology, but he only gets to use it in pursuit of enlightenment....like watching vintage WWE Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant match, or listening to Nektar. We use the facetimes to taunt our friends and family...we call and when they answer, they just looking at our cats. is very funny. I dont think the 10hours of facetimes is considered all that "unusual" anymore, considering, but I personally don't get it.

 

[Swedishchef]

Well that simply means that this teenager is normal. She is like a little sister to me.

I was not overly keen on her meeting all these people online. All her friends have boyfriends in real life and she goes home to talk to these guys for 5-10hours a night.