Hebephilia.

If I say I do X and you say the healthier way is Y, that is a response to what I said and a judgment. If that’s not what it is, you’d need to write it differently.

Yeah the hard part is that there no real established science on this, it’s the wild west online and we’re approaching it slowly with open conversation and trust at an age appropriate level. There’s some risk but that will always be true.

It’ll only be when we look back that we’ll maybe know the right way but maybe not. Like a lot of things, it’s very context dependent… the child, the family, the village, the relationships, the school, etc etc

When you say things like “the healthier way is…” that’s a response to me directly and a judgment. So it’s that kind of thing.

But sure it’s fine, I’m open to the conversation, just not up for defending a decision.

I think you’re assuming a lot from a little. I’m not explaining every thing we do around my home and my kids. I’m explaining 1 thing, it’s not everything.

You are really telling everyone how little you know about parenting. This is what parenting looks like. You parent the kids you have with the skills and tools available. It doesn’t look the same for everyone.

You should probably sit back down.

Yes, it’s part of set them up to succeed not fail. And another part of it is I want them to have a clean break from the outside world, from friendship drama or clinginess, from school stuff, etc. Digital switch off isn’t something people are good at doing by themselves as adults!

Yes there are a multitude of reasons, not least that filtering only does so much and constant surveillance is unrealistic.

This has been so good for me and my kid. If they are out and feel like they need adult help, we are a watch tap away. If they want to come home early from a friend’s house, send me a code and I’m there. If they want to go to their friend’s house after school, I’m a text away.

We have a no phone until you’re 13 rule so while the watch is a stripped down phone, it’s not a phone so easy for us all to understand, plus it’s already stripped down, no hassle no fuss.

I forgot about this one! Brilliant

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, song from Life of Brian

I agree it’s an amazing film everyone should watch but not perfection. It’s got that awful trope of a girl who is basically just born and she is sexualised.

Still a great film though.

There are so many classic films to show your kid… How to choose? I would need to have some sort of flow to it, like action then drama then comedy… Keep the energy right.

Recommendations The Blues Brothers… comedy and music and serious talent, plus EPIC car chase 2001 A Space Odyssey… obviously Withnail & I… dark comedy that is mostly funny later The Terminator and Terminator 2… I do think it’s worth seeing the first one first Alien and Aliens… Great story, amazing set design, great characters and iconic alien When Harry Met Sally… THE rom com Jaws… So good, really well made, great reference characters like how the mayor keeps the beach open

There are so many!

What is? So far this just looks like an ad

Why is this in this community?

Me too, it was so good and with a great cast. I’d love to know more about the story. I wish that there could be a book or something when a series ends too soon just to wrap up the story.

It got cancelled 😭 I saw in IMDb news

Shows that need more seasons… The Expanse, Outer Range, Avenue 5.

I’d love a longer look at how it all started, the way everything becomes clear and breaks down is so fascinating!

Not quite. I join on time because I’m busy and if I don’t join now I will completely forget. I just keep working until everyone else gets there and the I’ll turn on my camera and mic.

The state of the air we breathe indoors.