On a recent flight I noticed that every parent had their young (3-5) kids hooked up to an iPad, while they were watching their own show on their own iPad. All I could think was ‘you squandered the opportunity of interacting and bonding with your child for 3 hours through story telling, game playing, and drawing by choosing to outsource your child’s development to a video.’ I wonder when we’ll fully see the effect of childrens’ decreased imagination and creativity on our society (fewer innovators, lower growth).
On a recent flight I noticed that every parent had their young (3-5) kids hooked up to an iPad, while they were watching their own show on their own iPad. All I could think was ‘you squandered the opportunity of interacting and bonding with your child for 3 hours through story telling, game playing, and drawing by choosing to outsource your child’s development to a video.’ I wonder when we’ll fully see the effect of childrens’ decreased imagination and creativity on our society (fewer innovators, lower growth).