Surely you've given a bunch of thought as to
how to raise your own children in this day and age. Especially with technology,
so much has changed since our childhoods in the 90s or before...
Well, here's one question: Would you introduce the technological
wonder/heroin that is the iPod and iPad to your kids? Steve Jobs Apple CEO wouldn't,
and for good reason too. In a Sunday article, New York
Times reporter Nick Bilton said he once assumingly asked Steve Jobs, “So your
kids must love the iPad?” Jobs responded: “They haven't used it. We limit how
much technology our kids use at home.”
Especially in Silicon Valley, there is actually a trend of tech execs and
engineers who shield their kids from technology. They even send their kids to
non-tech schools like the Waldorf School in Los Altos, where computers aren't
found anywhere because they only focus on hands-on learning.
There is a quote that was
highlighted in The Times by Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics and a father of
five. He explains what drives those who work in tech to keep it from their
kids. “My kids accuse me and my wife of being fascists and overly concerned
about tech, and they say that none of their friends have the same rules… That's
because we have seen the dangers of technology firsthand. I've seen it in
myself, I don't want to see that happen to my kids.”
If our current addictions to
our iPhones and other tech is any indication, we may be setting up our children
for incomplete, handicapped lives devoid of imagination, creativity and wonder
when we hook them onto technology at an early age. We were the last generation
to play outside precisely because we didn't have smartphones and laptops. We
learned from movement, hands-on interaction, and we absorbed information
through books and socialization with other humans as opposed to a Google
search.
Learning in different ways has helped us become more well-rounded
individuals — so, should we be more worried that we are
robbing our children of the ability to Snapchat and play “Candy Crush” all day
if we don't hand them a smartphone, or should we more worried that we would be
robbing them of a healthier, less dependent development if we do hand them a
smartphone?
Probably Steve Jobs had it
right in regard to his kids. So the next time you think about how you will
raise your kids, you may want to (highly) consider not giving them whatever
fancy tech we'll have while they are growing up. Play outside with them and surround them with nature; they might
hate you, but they will absolutely thank you for it later, because you could bet ,that's exactly how many of us feel about
it now that we are older.
an you imagine a world
where every single baby is given the exact same start, no matter what
color they are, how much money their parents have, or where they live?
Children have to overcome enough hurdles as it is, like this newborn who
died but still managed to pull through, or this one who is overcoming
his deafness.
Well, you don't have to imagine any more; it exists — in Finland.
With their thinking and policies, the government of Finland seems so far
ahead of the rest of the world's governments. They are ahead in
education, taking care of their elderly and expectant mothers.
Every single expectant mother in Finland receives a box including these
items:
Mattress, mattress cover, undersheet, duvet cover, blanket, sleeping
bag/quilt
Box itself doubles as a crib
Snowsuit, hat, insulated mittens, and booties
Light, hooded suit and knitted overalls
Socks and mittens, knitted hat and balaclava... Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2015/05/every-newborn-in-finland-sleeps-in-a-cardboard-box-for-the-most-brilliant-reason.html
an you imagine a world
where every single baby is given the exact same start, no matter what
color they are, how much money their parents have, or where they live?
Children have to overcome enough hurdles as it is, like this newborn who
died but still managed to pull through, or this one who is overcoming
his deafness.
Well, you don't have to imagine any more; it exists — in Finland.
With their thinking and policies, the government of Finland seems so far
ahead of the rest of the world's governments. They are ahead in
education, taking care of their elderly and expectant mothers.
Every single expectant mother in Finland receives a box including these
items:
Mattress, mattress cover, undersheet, duvet cover, blanket, sleeping
bag/quilt
Box itself doubles as a crib
Snowsuit, hat, insulated mittens, and booties
Light, hooded suit and knitted overalls
Socks and mittens, knitted hat and balaclava... Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2015/05/every-newborn-in-finland-sleeps-in-a-cardboard-box-for-the-most-brilliant-reason.html
Can you imagine a world
where every single baby is given the exact same start, no matter what
color they are, how much money their parents have, or where they live?
Children have to overcome enough hurdles as it is, like this newborn who
died but still managed to pull through, or this one who is overcoming
his deafness.
Well, you don't have to imagine any more; it exists — in Finland.
With their thinking and policies, the government of Finland seems so far
ahead of the rest of the world's governments. They are ahead in
education, taking care of their elderly and expectant mothers.
Every single expectant mother in Finland receives a box including these
items:
Mattress, mattress cover, undersheet, duvet cover, blanket, sleeping
bag/quilt
Box itself doubles as a crib
Snowsuit, hat, insulated mittens, and booties
Light, hooded suit and knitted overalls... Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2015/05/every-newborn-in-finland-sleeps-in-a-cardboard-box-for-the-most-brilliant-reason.html
Can you imagine a world
where every single baby is given the exact same start, no matter what
color they are, how much money their parents have, or where they live?
Children have to overcome enough hurdles as it is, like this newborn who
died but still managed to pull through, or this one who is overcoming
his deafness.
Well, you don't have to imagine any more; it exists — in Finland.
With their thinking and policies, the government of Finland seems so far
ahead of the rest of the world's governments. They are ahead in
education, taking care of their elderly and expectant mothers.
Every single expectant mother in Finland receives a box including these
items:
Mattress, mattress cover, undersheet, duvet cover, blanket, sleeping
bag/quilt
Box itself doubles as a crib
Snowsuit, hat, insulated mittens, and booties
Light, hooded suit and knitted overalls... Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2015/05/every-newborn-in-finland-sleeps-in-a-cardboard-box-for-the-most-brilliant-reason.html
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