A WOMAN has admitted shaming a mother for the way she raised her child.
To the Reddit forum AITA, the post was captioned with “AITA because she told my cousin her one-year-old toddler couldn't use smartphones?”
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The Redditor explained how they recently visited their cousin, who has a one-year-old child, who lets them “use a smartphone to watch” TikTok And YouTube Children”.
The person said he “doesn't like” young children using smartphones and thinks it is “harmful.”
While she understands that parents may be too tired to keep their children occupied, she says children using screens are “putting their brains at risk.”
The post continued: “My mother called out to the child, wanting to talk or play with him.
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“But the boy wouldn't budge and kept looking at the screen as if he couldn't even register its presence.”
The person was “alarmed” by the child's behavior and told her cousin that her child would be “ruined” if they continued to use smartphones, citing that this is “obviously not good for the brain.”
As for the mother's response, she was “defensive” and told the meddling cousin to wait until she had children of her own one day before commenting on her parenting choices.
“I just replied that I will be responsible and never let my toddler use phones,” the message said.
The Redditor noted that it wasn't her child, “but just wanted to give advice.”
The post quickly received hundreds of comments with varying opinions.
One said: “I totally understand your point, but YTA.
“Parents CONSTANTLY get unsolicited advice from their family, friends and strangers on the street.
“The moment you have a child, everyone in your life suddenly becomes an expert in raising children and every decision you make is questioned.”
Another confirmed this: 'She didn't ask so take note company.”
One comment offered a different perspective: “NTA, even if it is unsolicited advice, you are right.
“You have to accept that you will always be criticized when you give parenting advice But that was not asked for.”
Someone else wrote: 'I'm not going to call you names, you're not wrong. Small children should not be glued to screens.
I don't think parents are aware of how much time is spent on screens.
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“But I also understand why your cousin got defensive, you (who have no children) calling her a bad mother and accusing her of ruining her child, when she only sees the smartphone as a way to keep the child busy while she has other things. things to do.”
A third commented: “NTA. I don't know why we as a society have decided that it's rude to talk about bad parenting.”
Someone who has taught in daycare centers for the past decade and had her own children who were “before the 'iPad kid' generation” offered their thoughts.
The comment read: “I have to say…. These “screen kids” come in and they are a different type of student.
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“They can't hold a pencil or color, sort paper or cut with scissors (fine motor skills), they have NO ability to focus on tasks even when things are fun, and a severe lack of self-control.
“We expect very little self-control when they are four to six years old, but even at that age it is lacking.
“Most of these kids don't experience the world around them to learn things like manners, sharing, conflict resolution, how to open a snack, tie their shoes, pull up their own pants, and a million other things that kids learn by DOING, not WATCHING.
“I just don't think parents are aware of how much time is spent on screens, especially when we're so busy all the time!”
Would you let your one-year-old sit on a phone and watch TikTok and YouTube videos?
And what do you think about unsolicited parenting advice?
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