Basically all the bad parents of my generation, and a few Gen X-ers that had children late in life, and were also bad parents.
After seeing the shortcuts some of these parents have done with their kids, I'm honestly inclined to limit screentime for my kids until they are old enough to understand that life doesn't consist of being on the internet all the time. I know it's old-fashioned, but simply spending time with your kids, taking them outdoors, playing physical games like catching a ball, watching classic movies with them and getting them engaged in the story, or playing with pets, or teaching them simple, fun science, is a much better investment than just shoving a tablet in their face. In fact, that's the biggest problem parents have today: spending almost no time with their kids. Kids can tell you care about them if you spend quality time with them, and far too few parents do that nowadays.
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