"iPad Parents" Are RUINING Gen Alpha...

You've met the iPad kids, now meet the final boss: ✨THE iPAD PARENT✨
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[@segasatsakura7581]

My grandfather ironically is an iPad parent. Me (Gen Z) and my gen alpha sister live with our grandparents, and my sister is now nine and had the WORST behavioral issues I've ever witnessed in a child. She screamed when she couldn't have a screen, told my grandpa to die, she hates him, she wants to kill herself, she hates her life and more. She's nine, and he has raised her on a phone nearly since birth. I have been stressing to my grandmother these issues and we are working on limiting her screen time- she has now lost internet access completely and can only play console games. Her behavior has already improved drastically. These screens are detrimental to children, especially with unrestricted internet access. We need to raise them ALONGSIDE technology, not WITH technology.

[@MappingRobloxAnimations]

common 2015 born L

[@fujster]

​@@MappingRobloxAnimationsimagine being gen alpha, seeing these things about yourself, realising it's true and getting so mad you have to go reply to everyone

[@kj5250]

My youngest sister experienced those same “withdrawal” symptoms when her phone was taken away or we were out of service for more then a day. She couldn’t cope. I don’t know how it would go today if she tried- she still seems very attached to it.

[@fujster]

@@Blueetwooo It is vile how kids don't know till they're older just how important family and grandparents are.

[@fujster]

@@kj5250 Pretty much addiction, we do need genuine "rehab" for people like this, the rehab should really include teaching kids about screen time, teaching parents how to moderate everything and monitor it. They're hooked psychologically to their phone as their entire external validation source sometimes, Not calling out your sister im just talking in general

[@thesevendeadlysins578]

"You're raising a zombie!" That is so disgustingly true.

[@ur_fav_apollo_kid]

Truth

[@TurbocrafterG]

they eat content, not food

[@rayedtheanimator]

In the next 20 years there children would ask them what their childhood? And the iPad kids as grownups will say (Looking down Ata a screen)

[@I-Beat-Raikous-in-my-basement]

For real, like I am on a device a lot, but like I do other things like sometimes go outside, ride the golf cart, play with my dog, and etc, like I’m not like those other kids ( also idk if 2011 is gen z or a idk )

[@miyukix3426]

Apparently it is Gen Alpha. 13 & 14 year olds are hopped up on the gen alpha trends; drunk elephant, mewing, etc. But there are some normal ones. Still Gen Alpha, but todays teens are better then today's children. ​@River-Is-A-Good-Girl

[@cleansocks4945]

imagine what kind of sad memories it will be when they are trying to remember their childhood, and it just them looking down at a screen.

[@boxingfan2796]

Thats sad. I look back at my childhood and remember so many great things. All the imaginative stories i created with my toys, playing in thr street with othet kids, riding our bikes all over and making up games. Kids now dont have any of that, and that stuff is crucial for healthy adult development. Going to be so many mental issues in near future.

[@PlayerRBLX_]

or they’ll look back to fucking SKIBIDI TOILET…SKIBIDI TOILET 😭 or that “rizz” shit while the best thing I remember was going to New York and spending time with family, or getting Peter Pipers for getting good grades on my report card!!

[@gokupt4630]

They will not think about that because they will do the exact same thing in the adulthood

[@Sum67]

The sad truth about KZbin today is that tablets are destroying various minds, even when you’re looking at something that had nothing to do with what iPad Kids would “watch”.

[@EstParum]

Weird.

[@TheDramaticCrafter]

5:21 I would far rather have to listen to a kid being really noisy, than have to listen to Cocomelon on full blast while I’m trying to eat my spaghetti

[@xcepai]

Hell yeah, same here and I don't want to hear fucking Skibidi Toilet and LankyBox too

[@Imverysanetotallyverymuch]

If I heard LankyBox while trying to eat I think I'd actively have a heart attack

[@Boingo1625]

They are ruining their ears too

[@Ag3nt-MC]

⁠@@ImverysanetotallyverymuchI’d regurgitate my food on the spot

[@Imverysanetotallyverymuch]

@@Ag3nt-MC so real for that

[@MonoDork]

my 11-year-old sister went to play with her cousins who are the same age. They had both iPhones and apple watches and were ignoring her. Broke my heart she was so disappointed.

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

I'm so sorry 😢

[@alexaburks]

Like play with toyssss, and board games or use imagination or like why not play video games together on a console if they want to do tech. I have so many fun memories with my friends playing multiplayer games on the N64.

[@aspillust]

@@alexaburksmy cousins bring their nintendo switch every time we visit our grandparents, and even though it gets really chaotic really quickly, my brother and i have fun playing with them (at the expense of everyone else's ears lmao)

[@alexaburks]

@@aspillust At least video games can be interactive and involve making memories with other people, they are a lot better than just mindlessly scrolling or just staring at the youtube kids app or TikTok

[@hartenny]

If i had an iphone (never) i would airtag them smth like his "yo bish get off the phone we got slides to slide bro"

[@Army1308]

I honesty feel bad for those kids they won't even get an actual childhood

[@Unknown_Entity900]

Man I don't even know what to do. I'm scared for my younger step-siblings. My mom gave one of them, who is 5 and in kindergarten, a phone with internet access. She now has to wear glasses. The second one, who is 2, is falling down the same path. My mom hasn't done anything to stop it. She just laughs at what they watch. I'm concerned for their well-being. No one deserves to go down that path. I'm just asking for some advice. Please.

[@unfortunatefish3322]

@@Unknown_Entity900 Ok, this sucks, however it has been proven that bad eyesight isn't necessarily caused by looking at screens (correlation does not equal causation), instead its actually not getting enough sunlight at an early age that is one of the main reasons for having bad eyesight (not the only reason though). So obviously in this case the kids aren't getting enough sunlight because they're being raised with parents who don't care about them but this would happen if they were inside reading books or drawing all day as well.

[@Unknown_Entity900]

@unfortunatefish3322 yeah, I just wished that my mom would actually PARENT them instead of shoving a phone into their faces whenever their mood slightly shifts....

[@DaACTUALLYREALReddie]

EXACTLY!

[@00st307-m]

@@Unknown_Entity900giving kids phone w internet access - unsupervised - is terrifying

[@bunniiaa]

as a gen z, our generation isn’t the best with screen time and stuff but the gen alpha level of addiction to screens is INSANE. I’m not scared of them, they’re just there.

[@NinoJaye]

Your generation will be parenting the generation that comes after gen alpha. Do you think it'll be any better? Wisdom comes from not listening to whining KZbin rants, and embracing the fact that all generations are as great and shit as each other. Just a unique, generational set of challenges. Boomer parents left many millennials to get in with it, and hey we were being sexually abused. Fun eh.

[@idogaming3532]

Late gen z here, agreed. Hell, sometimes I wanna cry when my brothers wanna stay on their tablets, while I want to play as a family.

[@fabiolagarcia1308]

Another gen z, so true. I prefer console games, or retro gaming, but my brother uses an iPad. I’m grateful my mother doesn’t let him use it until he’s done with his work, but sometimes it’s sad when he just watches skibidi toilet on loop. Luckily he got Mario Wonder recently, that game seems to be distracting him from his iPad, thank god.

[@sammmba]

Remember: they will vote.

[@ShallotHare]

​@@sammmbaNah the only politics most of gen alpha's ever gonna involve themselves with is electing either Cocomelon or Digital Circus for "Prime Skibidi Rizzler", they're so terminally online and neglected by parents they can't even distinguish fiction from reality.

[@liadrawz_13]

If kids need to be glued to an electronic device, get them a kindle fire. It forces kids to read a certain amount of books or time before they can play any games. And if they run out of time, they’ll know they have to read and actually get education before having fun online.

[@Nicostuffz]

I used to have that when I was young! Especially as I was assigned an IEP. As a gen z, it helped me and my parents, as well as my grandma and aunt READ to me and made me learn efficiently like that. Plus the kindle fire helped me with pronunciation and helped with words I struggled with!

[@ILoveCats-zu9es]

Yeah I loved my kindle because I had a huge reading phase when i was younger

[@jademonass2954]

dude a kindle is so smart youre right

[@gAm3r_GuRl984]

I had a kindle too and I would read books on it and then play games afterwards. It’s very smart! At least it has restrictions

[@laikathestar174]

Books can honestly be just as distracting as games it'll just make the kid not like reading

[@darciekomaeda9753]

I couldn't imagine my childhood memories being a screen and blinding light instead of playing in the dirt and pretending that rocks and sticks could be anything I wanted, I'm still a teen and I honestly miss the times were I could sit in my bedroom and look at two toys and play for hours and hours without getting bored or tired but now I scroll for an hour and I'm exhausted from doing nothing at all.

[@YoutubeSyndicate]

Me Too

[@Akshat699-c3y]

Just imagine 15 years later gen alpha would remember their childhood looking at a screen for the whole day, no friends, no toys, no social life, no cartoons and story books, no affection of parents, crappy attention span. I am a 2008 kid, one of the last Gen Z i also got a phone when i was about 4 but my parents always monitored me and i spent most of my childhood in cartoons, playing outside, gadgets and friends. I spent my childhood alongside technology not with technology. Atleast i could tell my children about my happy childhood where's the Ipad kids would tell they used to watch those crappy cocmelon and skidpi toilet.

[@Starsaldc6]

@@Akshat699-c3yim gen alpha and i reported skibidi toilet so many times because it is so annoying and a stupid thing to think about

[@TheElectricTawker]

I literally grew up with this stuff too. Im 13 . I actually used these devices to learn. How is this possible… i guess its based off where you grow up

[@itszeytroin__]

@@Akshat699-c3yGeneration Z lasts until 2012 actually

[@NWinnVR]

"Ruthless" to what? _Batteries??_ LOOK OUT CHARGING CABLES, GEN α IS COMING FOR YOU!!!! 🤣

[@Man_Aslume]

Ok this is actually funny

[@gs1603yt]

Lmfaoo this perfect response 🤣

[@xyz6087]

As a mom, I was shocked how much screen time is forced on kids by schools. Like for winter break they kept telling parents to make sure to let our kids get time to play on their recommended sites/apps.

[@Justcallmerosa]

I think they’re saying don’t force your child to study the entire winter break. Sure limit their screen time but let them play. I think that’s what they’re saying?

[@xyz6087]

@@Justcallmerosa so the websites are educational and each student has an account created by the school. Teachers track how much work each student completes on these sites. They spend school hours working on completing these tasks online. When they aren’t completing tasks fast enough they are required to do them at home. These online tasks are very time consuming so that means more screen time and less time for kids to just play.

[@probablyjustsnails]

I’m in school to be an educator myself, and I want to teach English, specifically. I wanted my lessons to focus around self expression through writing, with a heavy focus on journaling & using pen and paper for notes. They just won’t allow it. The curriculum since the pandemic (in my district at least) practically mandates kids use chromebooks. They say it’s more “inclusive” this way- I don’t see it. You can buy composition notebooks for 50 cents at practically any grocery store, it’ll be the most inexpensive thing on your shopping list, but no. The thousand dollar laptops and tablets are the “inclusive” way of teaching kids. What on earth are we coming to? I feel like a “back in my day” grandma before crossing 30.

[@ulrikesextro4187]

​@@probablyjustsnailsoh my god, it's so sad to read how this "inclusive" nonsense is killing your creativity. I bet none of those people have never written a letter or season's greetings by hand. I find this truly concerning.

[@xyz6087]

@@probablyjustsnails My kid’s TK and kindergarten teachers didn’t even sing to the kids, instead they played them KZbin videos on the projector. I remember one of my favorite things about kindergarten was the singing together with the teachers during circle time. Now it’s everyone stare at the screen together.

[@jacquelynroe9036]

Gen Z, as yall start having kids, please stand strong 🙏🏻 I’m an older Millennial with ipad-less 6, 3, and 1 year olds, and I feel so helpless amongst this. I’m worried for society. We are often the only family at restaurants without kids on tablets. We TEACH THEM how to behave and have good table manners. We’re teaching them how to have a conversation with their family, enjoying a meal together. It doesn’t happen immediately but it’s worth the effort. Parenting is really hard, but you still have to actually do the work. Sometimes my kids whine that they are bored. Sometimes my toddler has a meltdown in a restaurant. Sometimes I’d like to enjoy a conversation with my husband over dinner without being interrupted 🙃 But that’s the job and I’d rather have kids who are not dependent on devices in the long run.

[@erimator17]

I’m a Zer and I will definitely raise my kids the way they’re supposed to be raised 🫡 Heck I might even buy a 1996 Chevy Suburban to drive them around in 🙃 If they still exist of course.

[@What-goofy]

I’m a younger Zer, and I don’t plan on having kids, but if I ever do, I would NEVER do this. It’s sick and disgusting that these kids can’t go to DINNERS and SPORTS EVENTS without the IPad. Thank you for being one of the good ones 🫡🫡

[@Lithuanian_NAFO_lad]

We need more parents like you, miss (?). I can already see a difference between 9th graders and my classmates, and they are still GEN Z. I will not be in school by the time the new generation shows up, but if my teachers already have some problems with the 9th graders, I would not be surprised if the new gen is more degraded than an iron axe left outside for 20 years.

[@mezzo_chan]

As a gen alpha (not a iPad kid) Thank you, please keep raising your kids like that.

[@erimator17]

@@mezzo_chan You’re one of the good Gen Alpha kids

[@Crushed_Hope]

I'm a 13-14 year old girl.. and god.. i have NEVER ONCE in my life ever been able to use a ipad at the dinner table? DUDE- I WOULD BE DEAD IF I DID THAT, i didn't even know what youtube was until i was like 11. and that was only because i had to watch a math tutor ON KZbin- What is going on in this world...

[@Lithuanian_NAFO_lad]

Yeah, I can relate. I did not know about phones until 2012 (fyi, I was born in 2006), and did not get even a mobile until 2015, when I managed to get back home alone (my mom was very scared, so we both managed to scare ourselves because of me wanting to surprise mom). The first video games I played were on a school tablet. First time I found KZbin was when I was 9-10 ish, but I only looked at minecraft videos in my language. And my cousin, born just before I found KZbin, got a tablet at 3 years old (I will admit tho, my aunt is doing a very good job limiting his screentime and giving him taste of the outside). If I tried to use my phone at the table, I would have gotten a scolding (as if a mobile Nokia phone has many games). Honestly, I don't expect much of anything from the new gen. : (

[@CoralluvXO]

I didn’t watch KZbin until I was like 9 or 10

[@_nutcracker]

Around that age I once lashed out at an relative for Pointing me out for watching KZbin during breakfast, Now I understand that they were right about it It's also that I was raised in home it's either home or school or something, so the place to be is though phone and tech Only now I feel the disconnection I have with others, don't know some of my relatives much better and don't even remember their names, there are people in the Neighborhood that i know minus shit about only now because of tution I get to know some of them there. But I spended years as the kid who doesn't go outside I'm so disconnected for something online Also do you have the memory of Hanging out somewhere with your friends outside doing something, I don't, not yet at least

[@schipperkeandcats3469]

My parents always told me dont sit too close to the tv screen its bad for your eyes meanwhile we putting babies almost infront of a screen these days no wonder kids eye sights are bad and dont you have to be 13 and supervised by an adult to use virtual reality

[@bigoof3847]

As a gen z, I feel awful for generation Alpha, and what they are exposed to online when the “parents” aren’t supervising, not to mention the developmental effects and shortened attention! When I was quite little, my parents made the mistake of giving me an iPad (they didn’t really know at the time so it’s not their fault) and I found some really messed up stuff, and it desensitized me to violence (not video games I mean real people). Many other things have happened since then that I am currently working on, although being exposed to things in my formative years definitely had a profound effect on me. Sorry for the rant I just want people to be careful

[@mittag983]

I got groomed because of my iPad lol and even met the groomer it's so dangerous

[@bigoof3847]

@@mittag983 I’m so sorry that happened I had people like that but never actually met up with anyone I can’t imagine I hope you’re ok ❤️ stay safe

[@fujster]

​@@mittag983Don't drop a lol at that. Talk to someone g

[@ally241]

would you mind elaborating on how your brain would react to (real life) violence post de sensitization? i’ve always been interested in this and want to understand it more

[@bigoof3847]

@@ally241 I’m not really phased by violence in real life, presumably due to the exposure, I’ll try my best to stop it when I can although I’m not emotionally affected by it. I also find it harder to control urges to hurt myself or lash out at others but I try not to, currently taking DBT therapy for borderline personality disorder which is helping this those urges. Sorry this is so jumbled it’s very early in the morning hope this helped!

[@Amethyst.i]

I feel like society is doomed now, there’s no way we can go back from this. I spend most of my time on an iPad myself and I hate it, it really bothers me that the first thing I do when I’m bored is go on my tablet. I’m just glad that I still know it’s not good and I need to limit myself, these kids don’t know or care and their parents only enable them

[@Popthebop]

It’s not, I swear to you. As an elder iPad kid, I’ll be the First to tell you these people who say you will never get better or are broken are WRONGGGGGGGG! They just don’t know any of us, and your attention span isn’t broken or short! (you probably just have a hard time finding things you like to do, and that’s okay not everyone has to like the same things) And you can get a longer one because guess what? Your brain is mouldable! It will change and you will get that focus back! Read fanfic or comics! Read a book or listen to a audiobook, you can’t change immediately that isn’t a thing. It’s slow, and that’s okay! 100% lemme tell you your attention span isn’t short it’s just you don’t have anything interesting to do. Society isn’t doomed, if this stuff was real and not fear mongering we would have short attention spans Because of fast paced tv shows, gambling, and their jobs. But no that’s not really a thing, it’s usually addiction caused by neurodivergentcy or strange brain processes. Your not evil, your not bad, you’re trying and that’s AWESOME!!! If you want to regain your attention span? Read some fanfic or original stories on ao3 it will help LOADSSS You got this! Society isn’t ruined, the kids are fine, and you are going to be okay. I’m not lying, I thought I was doomed to be an iPad kid forever. But guess what? I grew out of it! You’re going to be just fine, you are not broken or ruined you are going to be fine

[@00st307-m]

@@PopthebopI don’t even have the attn span to read your whole comment lol

[@LizzyRebecca]

I feel that so much. I try to limit it but it’s so accessible

[@ashmarie5424]

I agree sadly, the world is nothing like it was in the 90’s/early 2000’s. People actually spent time with each other, went out places, knew their neighbors, had a community. My neighborhood growing up was like family, they’d help me without a thought. I don’t even know who my neighbors are now.

[@crouchbar]

@@Popthebopgigachad

[@Willow76ny]

The parents of today don’t, won’t, and cant say no to their kids. If they try, the kids (who have no respect) will talk back and be sassy AF. instead of being born with a silver spoon in their mouth, they’re born with an iPhone glued to their hand. Sigh. It’s hard for us older generations to understand this.

[@ednacole7148]

Take their internet away, and they'll learn how to behave realllly quickly

[@Willow76ny]

@@ednacole7148 sadly they’ll just get more violent.

[@Sleepy_rara]

I don’t think it’s a lack of respect but more emotional abuse that causes them to talk back. They’ve been neglected for so long, shoved with an iPad and told to just shut up, that they act out when not given what they want. They’ve never been given real love so they relay on the only tools they’re parents have given them, reinforcing in their child that if they kick up a fuse they will get what they want and because the parents don’t have or want to have a backbone they give. What these kids need is emotional support and understanding. Someone who actually cares about them and doesn’t just shove them aside to get them to be quiet. These parents now a days have digged their kids a grave and have already shoved them in.

[@bibsp3556]

​​@@Willow76nyare you afraid they'll beat you up? Let them listen to you call and get it disconnected. Then send them to bed.

[@seantolson6223]

@@Willow76ny my dad would whoop my ass into next month if i tried to pick a fight with him, who the fuck lets their kids hit them without consequences?

[@amoureuxo]

I feel like my devices slightly help me focus, especially videos like these, that i can just listen to while doing chores and stuff. But using a device at the dinner table is CRAZZYYY

[@allysm.c]

I am gen-z and I work in a pediatric medical center. These children are not even capable of standing on a scale without their ipad. I’ve had 6 month old babies not be able to be separated from the screen. They will scream as soon as you take the iphone cocomelon away from them and won’t stop until the screen is brought back. It is so shocking to see 9-10 year olds who cannot speak to me because I’m not the ipad. Parents laugh as if its so funny… but I find it incredibly sad.

[@michaeldpa1333]

America's future work force!

[@Caprisunorsomething]

As someone who was born during the start of gen alpha, the fact that my brother who is five spends 24/7 365 on the tv/my mom's phone. He has been saying some cruel words, phrases, etc.

[@Hypoallergenic_furby]

I was in drama last year and LORD we had to have a rule for no phones backstage because everyone would miss their entrance. It was so bad

[@stitchedrabbit4763]

Kids cant read, they cant write, all because parents dont want to actually parent and want everyone else to do their job. Not everyone is like this i know but my friend works with children and the behavior and the lack of knowledge these kids have is sad and horrible. These kids are physically hurting other kids almost sending them to the hospital because the parents havent disciplined nor set morals for these kids

[@mrd736]

I am very happy that I got introduced to technology later in life. Yeah, we had computers in high school, but only limited time usage cos we shared with our parents and phones were trash. So now I don't even need my phone this much. The laptop is another story, though. :D ps Do you guys remember playing outside with the neighbourhood kids and collecting sticks and rocks? Those were the days. :D

[@yusaki8064]

My aunt and uncle had a kid in Covid and she’s now 3. That side of our family often meet up for Christmas and from what I’ve seen of their parenting, they do allow her tech time. But it is mostly as a break for them, and yes, at restaurants. When talking to my uncle at a restaurant I can tell that he’s absolutely knackered from a day spending time with and looking after his daughter. So as a time to finally relax our cousin who is 13 looks after her for a little at the table, talking and playing with her, with a little use of her phone. Sometimes parents need a break, I could tell he was very happy to be able to talk to an actual adult for a bit. The issue is when you have more breaks from parenting than actual parenting. I personally don’t think we should judge the parents who we see let their kids have a some tech time for a little snippet of their life we see in a TikTok or whatever, because for all we know that could be a short little break for the parents. We should judge the self proclaimed iPad Parents though.

[@BardiXOfficial]

That's my point, moderation is key, don't toss the tablets at them for unlimited times with full access, give them some time with it, but don't let it be the only thing they use

[@VantaDraws]

I’m hoping that the very least that the disaster us Gen Zs, millennials, and Gen A’s will lead to a strong pushback against excessive internet (and especially social media) use. Poor kids :(

[@hamburger_eatspie]

2:55 for basically my entire life, I would eat food completely fine, without an IPhone. Only times that I would was during lunchtime at my high school, since we’re allowed to be on our phones.

[@lightsoutx4756]

its so crazy ... im 27 and my little brother is 20 now. my little sister is 13 and when i visit my family and we eat, NO ONE is having their phone out on the table. even if we watch a movie together no one has its phone out. thats the rule in my moms household and everyone respect that. why are so many parents not capable to raise their kids and to establish rules AND live after them!

[@TheDarkPeasant]

4:03 even as a gen A I don’t eat with a device at the table. It was actually surprising to me that that’s not how it is in so many households

[@Your_JK_KJ]

Fr, if we were out or in the house I'd annoy my brother, play games with my parents or at home I'd pet my animals and probably annoy my mom, out id use the crayons and draw on the kids menu or go to get food with my mom or brother

[@CarriganNeely]

As someone who lost both of their bio grandfathers, this is heartbreaking. I would give anything to get to know my grandfather on the my dads side, and I’m losing my memory’s on my grandpa on my moms. It’s terrible that these kids don’t value those types of relationships. They both died before I was 9.

[@genevarh]

One of the saddest aspects to me is the abundant childhood creativy that these kids are missing out on. I saw a quote pertaining to iPad Kids that I'm paraphrasing because it's been a while, but it was essentially "There are writers that will never pick up a pen, musicians that will never learn their first chords on their aunt's guitar, artists that will never pick up a pencil," and so on. 😢

[@exxi101]

big suprise and actual shocker, i am 10 years old. My parents raised me CORRECTLY (my parents are around 40-30) and i dont have my phone evrywhere. My sister, on the other hand, shes gen z and she NEEDS her phone. i am so happy, blessed, and glad that my parents didnt shove an ipad in my face or else i wouyld be screaming skibidi ohio right now and thank GOD im not. (i dont normally share my age on the internet, and you will possibly thing im lying about me being 10 but i really am.) i dont even like sephora that much, and i give respect to others, i dont even understand the appeal in makeup..

[@Lizablue0608]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DaACTUALLYREALReddie]

I usually make fun of 10 year olds. But you actually speak very well for your age, props to you buddy. Most 10 year old kids your age are just Lankybox Object Shows Skibidi Toilet Addicts

[@lilith75]

you speak better then me are real 10yo?

[@1sanriofan]

As an 11 year old me and my brother were raised like this you throw a fit you are getting a big lecture on how to behave infact if we even gave my parents a little bit of attitude grounded good on your parents for parenting you right

[@exxi101]

@@DaACTUALLYREALReddie yeah ikr, the kids in my grade are so freaking stupid

[@imsimple379]

I'm Gen Z. My little cousins are Gen Alpha. There's a boy and a girl. Whenever they didn't do what I asked or told them to do(usually to stop hitting each other or messing with each other), I took the ipads away and put them where the children couldn't reach them. The boy would throw these massive tantrums-screaming, crying, kicking, hitting, and scratching me like a wild fucking animal over it. No matter how many times I calmly explained to him why I took it away and why what he was doing was the wrong course of action, he didn't listen. Only screeched like a demon and charged at me. By now, both of those kids only respect me and no one else. I taught them manners and I make sure they maintain them when I'm watching them or when I'm around. But back then in the early days when they were still testing their boundaries with me, I would have to bodily pick both of them up and carry them to their rooms to set them on their beds. I didn't take their TV remotes away, I didn't take every form of entertainment in their rooms away like my father did to me when he thought I was being too annoying for his liking. I would tell them to just calm down, play with their toys by themselves for a little bit, then I would call them out for a snack or the next meal. And eventually, they learned that if they did what I asked when I asked them to do it, they got rewarded for their good behavior. The boy will be 13 in October and the girl just turned 8 in June. They are both attending summer school because they are behind in several areas by entire GRADES. I have tried my damndest to save these kids from the way their parents are raising them on their technology, but my aunt and uncle get defensive every time they notice me parenting their kids better than they are, so I can't keep it up always. Now, we're stuck in some kind of horrible limbo where the children only respect and listen to me but behave terribly with everyone else. The only other person they don't act like absolute Gremlins with is my father, but that's because he made them fear him when they were young, just like he did to me as a child. Their relationship with my father is just as toxic as their relationship with their parents. I can't save them from this, because they're not my kids, and it makes me cry whenever I think about it.

[@eadecamp]

Kudos to you. I'm Gen X, and my old classmates (Class of 82) have grandkids that age now. Same horror stories. You may have saved those kids' lives in more ways than one. BTW we didn't all raise millennials. A lot of Millenials were born to Boomers in their 30s and even 40s. For the most part we were skipped over.

[@JustAlexia2008]

As a gen z twin with 2 youngers gen alpha twins and mellenial parents I am so glad we didn’t get our phones till 15 and 13 respectively

[@jessiness4753]

am in child care for mostly toddlers and i can not tell you how many parents let iPad watch their kids. I have a strict policy no tv or iPad or phones while i care for them . They have a hard time the first couple weeks fitting for the iPad pleading crying and everything like a drug addict. I always try to educate the parent and give other options then giving them the ipad sometimes it works. when i have a child no iPad or phones till 16! Please play with your children its important for their development be engaging for them and read to them!! Let them be part of the dinner conversation let them be in the moment where they are meant to be not dissociating behind a screen!

[@simiartemis5455]

My baby cousin has been exposed to screens 15hours a-day for the first years of his life. Idk if it’s related but he’s developing alarming autism symptoms an inability to produce speech. What pisses me off is that I am more worried about him than his own parents who are fine as long as they don’t have to deal with him…

[@1EmuFan]

I’ve heard of this thing called virtual autism (I kinda want them to change the name) where children get iPads before at least 2 and develop symptoms of autism

[@pixelmagicbeat8131]

​@@1EmuFanyep, u are ryt.

[@frenchiegrey8536]

The only thing ruthless about them is the lengths they'll go to to get their phone time

[@venus_ai]

My step mum is a millennial, and I feel as though she uses the ipad perfectly. 2 hours before bed, he is not allowed to use the ipad. Before bed, he reads a book, we introduce different books to him and sometimes switch out ipad time with books. When my step mum has free time, she will play roblox or minecraft WITH my brother instead of just leaving him. If it's the weekend, my step mum makes sure there's at least one day out OUTSIDE. He is not allowed his ipad in outside activities. If we go to my nans house or my aunties house, he is not allowed to bring his ipad. It's really not that difficult. They can have ipads, but allowing them to use it by themselves all the time ruins their relationships with socialising.

[@haley_prettyredz]

And this is why my kids have limited screen time. My parents rasied my brothers on tv, tablets, and video games an they all have awful behavioral issues. And they are almost GROWN now & still act that way. My 1st child started to behave like them so we distanced our family away an now BOTH our daughters behave so well. They are sweet and so smart. My parents don't understand boundaries when it comes to our kids, and think we're nuts with certain things. But oh well🤷‍♀️ My kids can listen and focus. It.is.so.important.for.kids.to.be.bored. It helps them be able to focus on things that are important. We dont need to constantly be entertaining our children with items that are going to hurt them in the long run. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR KIDS. 😁

[@jacquelynroe9036]

Yes!! Well said and well done parenting 👏🏻 We are the same way. My kids teachers comment on how long they can attend to a task and I think having limited screen time is a huge part of that. They watch a little tv in the afternoon while I put the baby down for a nap and that’s it.

[@jfdragonfire]

Kids got tablets for Christmas last year from grandparents for school. Became much more than just for school, and after seeing a complete shift in attitude from then to recently, I restricted the use of all entertainment electronics to just 1.5 hours the entire day. Now, attitudes are shifting again for the better. The same can be said for me. I've been reading more physical books than electronic books, and even I notice a difference in myself.

[@tainteddsorrowss]

oh my god parents like this r so annoying, they are just so self absorbed that they don't realize the problem, they don't even think there IS a problem

[@hilarytan9561]

My 7-year old is addicted to her iPad. It pains me to see her play with it constantly. She’ll throw a fit if we take it away. She even socializes with her friends using her iPad, FaceTiming them and playing Roblox with them. It’s easier said than done to not allow a kid to have an iPad. I wish my kid never had an iPad in the first place - it used to be my iPad until we gave it to her one year for her birthday because she wanted one so badly…. Now we can’t break her free from her iPad.

[@OceanSidezOnline]

I was talking to my parents about his sorta thing (About Gen Alpha and how they seem to be falling behind due to parenting) and my dad just stopped me in my tracks and told me “Well, they have it a lot harder then the previous generations, they are just doing what they can to raise their kids”

[@gumdrop_g0re977]

I was born in later Gen Z. I can’t tell you how many times I see parents let their kids play on the iPad in stores, restaurants and just generally everywhere. I’ve also seen how bad the IPad kids react if they get their devices taken away from them. I can definitely tell you that I would be told to go into a time out and tell my parents what I did wrong after I learned my lesson if I did something like that. It makes me so sad, because I remember in my childhood that if I got the IPad, or my moms phone, it was a special privilege that either meant I did something really good, or my parents were going to have to do an activity that I couldn’t participate in. (EX: wine tasting) However, I also knew that the IPad and phone were for special occasions and were something to earn with trust or genuinly good behavior. My good behavior was usually qualified by how well I did during long diners with guests, or if I did something kind for my parents on my own accord. It always had to be something I intentionally did tho, and had to be fully present to do. Giving your children iPads just because can be so detrimental to how they treat people later on, and how they view the world/interact with it.

[@mocha_ni_monica9487]

I'm literally genuinely concerned bc i have a couple nephews and god does the oldest thats 11 so fucking addicted to his devices. He'd snatch his mom's, nanny's, or even grandma's phone if he doesn't have his. One time we gathered at their place his aunt took away his phone bc of a disagreement and we kept encouraging him to dance zumba with us to cheer him up but nooo. He just kept sulking and pouting and would swat your hand off if you even dared to get three feet close to him. How did he cheer up? My little brother(same age as him) borrowed an ipad and connected it to the mic and they made me sing karaoke of their song choices. It was a cute moment but the context is just... Ughwhshsh

[@Mage-mc7mz]

I guess Apple should get their child tax credits since Apple is doing all their parenting.

[@fujster]

They already basically do since they charge like 800$ more than cost and kill your battery slowly so you buy a new one anyway.

[@user-weeidon]

great vid as always. I swear us older gen z's are so much more intelligent and aware than any other generation on the internet

[@iloveskateboarding2K8]

I think gen-z as a whole😂. I a younger genz born in the late 2000s and had a completely different childhood from gen alphas

[@user-weeidon]

@@iloveskateboarding2K8 I agree sister!

[@iloveskateboarding2K8]

@@user-weeidon 😁

[@EMEMEMEME655]

I’m 13 and got my phone at 11 and even I can stop to enjoy real life. Like talking and eating with my fam at restaurants or when my siblings ask me to, I play hide and seek with them. I do have a bit of a phone addiction but, these younger kids are absolutely wild. No wonder kids are coming up to me calling me ugly and stuff-.

[@angela_tarantulas]

I‘m a Millenial (1983), without kids. I have lots of friends, who raise their Gen Z and Alpha kids with constant use of smartphones and Ipads. Some of these kids can’t sit on a table and eat 1 meal without their devices, it’s absolutely ridiculous and tragic. I know 14yo kids with >9hrs screen time per day 😢 most of these kids have developed behavioral and mental issues. I‘m so glad I don’t have children. I would be a very bad mom, teaching them not to use devices 24/7.

[@Wanning8492]

I’m 31. I have 5 kids ranging from 9y to 8m. They are homeschooled. They do not have phones. They do not have iPads (or any tablet). They do not have free access to the internet. They get limited screen time in the form of playing the switch and watching QUALITY movies, like Studio Ghibli films, or TV shows, like Avatar the Last Airbender. My baby spends hours every day crawling around on the floor and exploring his environment. My kids do art, play with toys, play role-play games together, and spend lots of time playing outside. My 9 and 6 year olds can read. Screens are very addicting and when I noticed behavior problems or that my kids aren’t able to engage in dramatic or imaginative play, we have “screen breaks” for days to weeks. A big aspect of this is that I’m sure these parents are glued to their phones as well, doom-scrolling through their own feeds. So they give their kids screens so they leave them alone, but the kids are also learning that this is normal by watching their parents do it.

[@-NotRose-]

0:46 "If you dont have kids we will not listen" Me: *summons my mom*

[@NebulaGMD]

When I was growing up, iPhones were a new thing and not everyone had them. Now, I haven't seen modern kids outside in years.

[@emmic997]

When I'm in a restaurant with my 3 kids, ppl are asking me how it comes that my kids don't have a device in front of them like all the other kids, my respond is: ohh this is because I raise my children like the old school bad parents did with tv and toys not like the new school bad parents with device and toys 😂😂😂😂

[@theoneguy4]

i’m a gen alpha. every kid in my non-honors classes are failing. the girls are all getting drunk elephant skin products and they’re literally tanning themselves. my parents (millennials) raised me on technology, but i’m able to put down my phone at dinner and when i’m spending time with people. same at restaurants. i was born in 2011 and i’m in 8th grade

[@deniseturner3892]

I am glad I found your channel I loved your videos not only are they informative to but they also some things that need to be said to people because a lot of people are just clueless today.

[@yxruby3321]

I feel that this will serve as an excellent learning experience for my generation (gen z) when it comes to raising gen beta, as we've already seen the consequences of what happens otherwise. I believe we'll do better.

[@kitsonicko]

Gen Z Here, I Think The Best Way to Parent is to Show Media Created for Children on TV. Examples: Super Why!, Blue's Clues, Max and Ruby, Pingu, Thomas and Friends, Spongebob (1-3), Dreamworks Movies and Much More Stuff We Grew up with.

[@kotlcbooknerd885]

I’m gen Z and a junior in high school this year the gen alpha kids and I can already feel my brain cells dying like there are these two kids in my choir class unironically using gen alpha slang like I thought it was a joke now my brain just hurts and I am so tempted to just yell shut up at them

[@mattcooper8010]

It’s pretty much the same as smoking they gotta have it or they’ll go insane

[@x._.Angel._.x]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…my future kids will never have access to technology until they are at least into their teenage years. I feel horrible for gen alpha…their parents are failing them.

[@Clowninchuckle]

When I went to get my hair cut it took 3HOURS and I sat there the whole 3 hours looking at the window, mirror, other people in the salon, and the barbers tools. And kids can’t even sit for 10mins without a screen. Dawg I’m only 15 and this makes me feel old, for simply being able to sit and do nothing for 3 hours.

[@Theostar33]

As a gen z, I might grow up with tech but I’m not attached to it, infact im easily separated from it. I also remember going on a school trip for a whole week and not having technology cross my mind for a single second. Im calm during haircuts, dentist appointments, long car trips and when I go to the doctor. Am I good?

[@Gojo..satoruu]

10:24 atleast I'm relieved that gen Z parents (majority if not all) would be aware of this bullshit when they raise they're kids in the future.... Like if it were my child.... I would only give them a cellular device when i make sure they are ready for it.. And make their teen years free from social media... Because as person that been exposed in beauty contents and trends when i was 15, i had many insecurities about myself that i never even knew or notice... And these made me a procrastinator which i really hate and I'm working on with and also cyber bullying.. Directly and indirectly..... So i don't want my kids to suffer that...

[@Squid16211]

I'm a gen z and my dad introduce technology to me by playing a old tank game in the Xbox 360 before Covid and after 5 years later close to high school, he got me a phone so that's why I love my parents for raising me. And you should too.

[@prttyboy777]

i just hope gen z does a better job at raising children after watching this go down in front of us because it seems that most of gen z seems against this …

[@BladerKev]

10:41 I would have replied by telling this awful parent to not get an iPad. Also, their daughter is a literal 1 year old. Who knew Benbros’ iPad kid memes were so accurate

[@-NotRose-]

When i was younger, the restaurants used to have this coloring books and crayons or just, labirynths, sudokus or puzzles, they dont have those anymore because of the pandemic, dang it i miss thm

[@rainbowunicorngirl2187]

some restaurants i go to still have those! one i went to has a huge chalkboard for kids to draw or just pretend theyre some sort of “smart person” (like a teacher or a scientist) and do calculations (yes i am a nerd bookworm im studious-)

[@-NotRose-]

@@rainbowunicorngirl2187 woah thats nice, here in mexico were alot more common before the pandemic. Nowadays its pretty rare to find one of those, im glad you still have them

[@rainbowunicorngirl2187]

@@-NotRose- its crazy how more and more fun, little kid things are being removed 😭 theres a giant jenga at one of the restaurants

[@Electrical010]

Okay I'll be real, the girl with the VR headset at the football/soccer WHATEVER it is annoyed me. Who parent in actual hell would actually ALLOW a kid to use a VR headset in a public space? Not my parents, they would of KILLED me if I suggested it.

[@draconianink4843]

These things scare me. I’m studying to be a high school teacher in college, and these are gonna be the kids I’m teaching. Hell, I’ll be teaching music theory and choir, and if I have students looking at their phones while I’m directing or teaching, I’m don’t know what I’m going to do. I’ll have them put their phones up, obviously, but then I become the mean teacher? Why? Because I want my students to learn? Because I want to do my job?

[@alienzxist]

bro the heck. As a gen alphaaa.... The world disappears when I pick up a good book. (I've read harry potter 5 times. Percy Jackson even more. Along with others of course) Or when I laugh with a friend. Or when I pick up my cello. Or when I banter with my siblings, trying to be mad but giggling my head off. It disappears when I'm drawing. When I'm sitting in the dark concert hall watching the violins move in sync or the blasting of the horns. These kids are something else.

[@PinkPalmPuffStan36]

All of the kids around me had phones and I pads in 3d and 4th grade, it was wild to me. We didn’t even get internet until I was in 5th grade. We used mobile hotspots for online school😅. I got my first phone, (my mom’s old one) when I went into 6th grade. I had strict time limits and limited apps. Then I got my first iPad for my 13 birthday, again with the very strict time limits. My parents are less strict about screen time for me now, but I don’t have the desire to sit and scroll, I would rather go outside or hang out with friends. I’m 14 now, and I’m so grateful for my parents and who they have shaped me to be.

[@Bumblebee129]

Im a 2012 kid, and im so scared for this generation, and when they ignore their grandparents, it upsets me because my grandparents have been there since day one I love them with all my heart my sister is a gen alpha and she is always demanding a phone or her tablet and has broke at least 7 or 5 iPads and can be really rude like omg have this kids ever been taught no and the hocky 13:19 game is just horrible I could never be a parent my kid would get there first tablet at 7 or 8 and it would be me always checking what there watching no digital circus or coco melon especially those weird skibiti toilet videos they are so dumb I loose so many brain cells just watching one second of it stay safe out there and please lets hope we can protect this new messed up generation have a lovely day

[@Its-drako-hsr]

Agreed

[@Bumblebee129]

@Soyeonsvegtablesinthetrash thank you so much. Have a wonderful day 😊

[@Ilovecats22245]

okay, as an ipad kid (and gen Alpha) i want to talk about my side, being on my ipad is good and stuff, yeah, but everything is so freaking boring now, i don't have friends in my neighborhood and most of my friendships are online, of course i do have irl friends but they live in different neighboorhoods, i fantasize of having a friend in my neighborhood to play outside with (im not allowed to stay outside alone) my mom always says "make friends with that girl that goes to ur school and lives in our neighborhood" SHES LIKE 4 YRS OLDER THAN ME WHATT and my mom doesn't like me to be friends with older people 💀, so to summarize this everything is boring, and i DO want to go outside and explore/play but my mom is too tired and she doesn't allow me to ☹️. (ive also lost some social thingys?? idk how to explain it, but due to quarantine i now cant say certain words since ive been inside when i was 7-8/9 YEARS OLD.) Thanks for reading

[@Bae1g__]

Solution = just give them tv and nothing else 😭

[@Ismbfbic]

The one year old has had 3 tablets? I am in my teens and have had one to tablet to myself, and I paid for it. It’s insane how these parents don’t care about their children.

[@AnimeLover-xc1mv]

the kid that already had 3 tablets at 1 year old shocked me im 16 and I've had 2 ipads EVER and i only got the 2nd one because the 1st one was broken and i got my first ipad at 11 because my mom wanted me to do IXL (an education program) on it

[@seantrevillion8215]

I went for a dinner with my family and I (gen z) was shocked to see 3 kids no older than 4 , perma on their ipads.

[@christinamontefiore6955]

My grandson has never had a phone or an iPad he doesn’t watch anything until he’s two because my son doesn’t want his brain ruined 5:20 ❤❤

[@Bushwhack-lmao_xD]

my spanish teacher: kids are too obsessed with their little phones its so sad" me: dude just wait four years trust me. itll only get worse from here.

[@pillford4226]

Our corporate overlords have us so addicted to convenience, that parents will sabatoge their childrens future because its easier than being a parent...

[@Nyx0nPaws-]

im gen z and i got a a tablet that i could only use on REALLY long car trips like 2 hours+ so it was a treat to use it like ever, but then it broke when i was mabye 5 and i didnt get a new one. AND i didnt get an iphone or any type of tech to myself until i passed my driving test. then theres this ONE YEAR OLD whos gone through THREE tablets already and her "parent" is just buying her A NEW IPAD ?!?!?! this generation is doomed. when gen z all dies off this world will become like the ppl from wall-e istg, wih everybody on their phones not wanting to even walk or socialize in any way. mabye this is the zombie apocalypse ppl are scared of. hopefully gen z or gen alpha does better at raising their children them milleniels did.

[@sno0n266]

I’m 14 (freshman in highschool), but all of my older siblings are relatively older Gen-Z (oldest is 27, youngest besides me is 17) so I grew up with all of the typical kid stuff. We played outside for HOURS, we made mud pies, we made bathroom potions, we played “spies” at Christmas where we would all try to steal candy, we played with American Girl Dolls and Squinkies, I was borderline obsessed with Club Penguin, Webkinz, Minecraft and Poptropica. I look back on those memories fondly because I know that I had the most fun I could’ve. It makes me sad that these kids won’t ever get to do rhat

[@oni0nhed715]

Your childhood sounds amazing! I'm so glad your parents raised you and your siblings right and that you have a beautiful relationship with your older siblings :)

[@W5529RobloxStudios]

That's a sad child hood no technology you are the past

[@sno0n266]

@@W5529RobloxStudios I had plenty of technology. I played Minecraft religiously growing up

[@Kawaiitwo]

Man, glad I’m not the only one who remembers Squinkies. My parents (especially my dad) always talked about how I’d lose them because they’re so small, which actually did end up happening to quite a few of my favorites. :'D And Webkinz! I had probably over 100 at one point, but had to get rid of most of them. Glad they still live happily on the ~14 year old account my dad made for me ages ago, even if I can’t remember my password. I’ve been searching the house for one of my secret codes, though!

[@sno0n266]

@brotheranimations1848 A child??? Playing a game made for children??? That literally harms no one??? Unbelievable!1!1!!1!1!1

[@AnnaMations234]

as a gen alpha myself, me and my brother were at a restaurant reading a book while waiting for our meals and the waiter came up and CONGRATULATED us because most kids are on an iPad. WHAT WORLD DO WE LIVE IN edit: how did i get so many likes

[@clarkheintz2711]

I'm almost the same age I'm gen alpha at least in there are some good apples

[@gudetamathelazyegg_]

I used to really like my iPad (not like bringing it everywhere I just found it as a escape) but I found a hobby to get rid of it and it’s going well!

[@chayy_90]

​@@gudetamathelazyegg_ im so happy for you man❤

[@gudetamathelazyegg_]

@@chayy_90 thank you

[@kitindra]

@@gudetamathelazyegg_thats great! I was kinda similar with my phone but then i picked up crocheting and now i think i have a yarn addiction... But id rather be a yarn zombie than a phone zombie

[@indmxrex2794]

That one mom saying gen alpha will be ruthless is the funniest thing I have ever heard... They won't have the attention span or the vocabulary to hold a argument with a single gen z.

[@indmxrex2794]

Also the kid playing Minecraft and swiping through Tiktok really makes me question the generation of kids after gen z's kids

[@Man_Aslume]

I'm not afraid when a gen alpha threatens me I can take them in a fight easily

[@milky..ashlynn]

Cant even spell ruthless

[@hresvelgr7193]

@@Man_Aslume Just bully them for not being able to read. Easy

[@Man_Aslume]

@@hresvelgr7193 Yup

[@CinnaBox]

ipad "parents" when their child grows up with crippling social anxiety, no childhood, no toys, no love, no affection, no creativity, no imagination, no outdoors, and being undereducated:

[@CoralluvXO]

I had an ipad when I was little but my parents didn’t let me use it as much bc there was better things to do in life.

[@CinnaBox]

@@CoralluvXO I got one when I was 2, but I kind of needed it as I was having a surgery/procedure/whatever where I needed to stay completely still

[@mezzo_chan]

I played with toys and draw until I was like 6, and then I got a kindle for like 4 years until I was required to have a phone for middle school for safety reasons and you had to get a app from the school on the iPhone, and I gave my parents the kindle back:) I’m abt to be in 8th grade, and just because I have had internet access for a long time doesn’t mean I don’t know how to respect my parents, I love my parents and im glad they raised me the way they did and it’s my turn now to make them proud 😊

[@tenshimoon]

I'm so sorry for your generation, I can't believe how it's gotten this bad, but yikes...

[@loveladii69]

@@mezzo_chanyou must really got your phone just now because u joined 3 seconds ago

[@xtcxe]

I grew up with the internet, but my parents were so careful to give me a lot of outside time and time with books and non-digital toys, and I’m sooo thankful for that now that I’m older, especially after seeing these videos

[@ILiveInYourWalls143]

Same- Im so glad my mom actually gave me boundrys with electronics, this makes me feel so much better about myself lol

[@iiraingirlii]

Me too

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

Same

[@Baseball_bat.1]

Same

[@Jess-tified]

Ditto! 💯

[@elderlycatpatriot]

My sister had her first kid two months ago. The whole time she was pregnant with my niece, I made sure to drum this into her head: *NO MOBILE DEVICES UNTIL PUBERTY.* After telling her that, I showed her this video, along with the "Gen Alpha Can't Read" video. When she got done watching them, she was utterly HORRIFIED. She immediately vowed to follow my advice completely. It's been only two months, but every night I sleep well knowing that my niece will at least have a chance at being a normal, functioning member of society.

[@aysealtn1669]

Great 👍🏻

[@Boingo1625]

Finally we will have a normal gen Alpha

[@michaeldpa1333]

Well done!

[@matthewroman7432]

w fr

[@SunnySlays101]

Honestly that might go wrong. She might hit puberty late, i think she should have an ipad and have veryy limited access and screentime when she is about 8.

[@Rose_idek]

my sister in law banned cocomelon for my 4 year old niece cause she noticed the content wasnt teaching good stuff. she then deleted youtube kids from the ipad cause she noticed the content wasnt that great either. and my niece.... IS PERFECTLY FINE!!!! THEY DONT NEED KZbin OR TIKTOK EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY!!

[@ShadowisAlive]

@arsenelupin1729sorry for your loss, and I’ve done that with adult content that’s popped up on my feed too, doesn’t work, you have to click “Do not recommend this channel” and “Not Interested” for better results ❤

[@TheCosmicInitiative]

Yeah my children arent allowed to watch anything cocomelon at all

[@collinkaufman2316]

Any app with the mindless scrolling stuff is extremely bad for everybody

[@somebody-that-exists323]

@@collinkaufman2316 True, it overwhelms attention and floods your memory with all this random nonsense. No wonder kids nowadays have such a hard time remembering events and imagining things.

[@Lovely_and_Cute_Type_Idol]

If you’re learning Japanese, Japanese Cocomelon is surprisingly good in my opinion.

[@madwolf6340]

Let me tell you something as someone who works with ages 0-12 in childcare. Children are much easier to "deal with" when zombified by a screen. But they are not more well behaved. You'll realize that the instant that screen switches off, and without fail all of those children will become monsters unreasonably angry and struggling to function because there's no more screen. It's disgusting.

[@kaylynnirvinesthetics]

absolutely. when you are actually there for them and are teaching them problem solving skills, social skills, educating them, how to handle being in public, being bored and you support them emotionally they are way better behaved. When they can trust you, when they act in age appropriate ways, they know you will be there to guide them through, support them and help if needed. They will be so much better behaved and consciously aware because they will then have the tools to navigate situations.

[@lupinsredjacket3191]

This! It's an addiction! Don't get me wrong, Gen. Z certainly struggled with "put down the cellphone" a good number of times. That was a reminder for us. For Gen. Alpha, it's a necessity. These kids NEED to put the screens down lest they want to sacrifice any and all forms of social skills. These parents need to do better for their kids' sake!

[@tc-tm1my]

Humans didn't evolve to interact with screens 24/7. Social skills are nonexistent. Adhd is far worse than previous generations who grew up with television.

[@TrueEnergizerBunnies]

They are literally crack addicts looking for their next fix. Screens and internet time are addictive. HIGHLY addictive by design

[@michaeldpa1333]

So glad I OPTED OUT of having children Lol.

[@TripleO585]

Not Hailey literally being a better parent than full grown adults 😭✋

[@therealzemokuOSC]

some parents are better than hailey

[@zaraspareacc]

​@@therealzemokuOSCyea

[@kanaotsuyuriofficialchan]

@@therealzemokuOSC obv

[@SNEAKYSNEAX101]

​@@therealzemokuOSC what's that supposed to mean? 😅

[@ieatstalecornflakes]

It's honestly so sickening that my mom (a Millennial) has decided to raise my brother and sister (both Gen Alpha) on phones. I am a Gen Z and I asked my mom what she did to me when I was being a bit rowdy and she said that she gave me toys, coloring books and watching SpongeBob on the TV. I then asked her why she gave my brother and sister devices when they were getting rowdy. Phones. My brother got his first phone when he was FOUR. But it gets even more insane. My sister got her first phone when she was TWO. TWO FUCKING YEARS OLD. She wasn't even in preschool let alone DAYCARE when she got a phone. I, on the other hand got my first phone when I was in 6th grade. So then I asked my mom why she decided to give phones to my siblings at a VERY young age. Her response was that parenting can get too tiring for her and the phone can teach them colors, shapes and all that shit. And to get this, I started to read around 4-5, while my brother started reading when he was around 6-7. Do you see a problem there? More about how the phone can "teach colors and shapes," yea my sister doesn't know what the basic shapes (circles, triangles and squares) are. What makes me so mad is that my mom had the time to actually be a parent and teach me that stuff while she decides that parenting is too hard and gives my siblings phones. What I'm trying to say here is that parenting has gone down so fucking much that I have to be the one teaching my siblings the stuff they should have learned when they were younger. One day I asked my brother why do you have so many devices, his response was, "Well if one dies then I can just go on another so I won't be bored." Y'all don't know how MAD I got when he said that He was basically raised to not be bored. Boredom is good because children can use their IMAGINATION FOR ONCE. Same with my sister, she is never bored because she has a goddamn phone in her hand basically all the time. EVEN WHEN SHE PLAYS WITH TOYS, SHE STILL HAS HER PHONE WITH HER. So please Gen Z PLEASE DON'T give Gen Beta iPads because WE will be the ones raising them.

[@unikornsandsatan]

i didnt get my first smart phone until i was in i think 8th grade maybe even 9th grade, and there were definitely times i couldn't set my phone down, but the difference is i spent more time reading books on my phone than literally anything else combined. no mind numbing scrolling just reading and friend group chats. and these days if i have some days off having with nothing to do and i find myself refreshing KZbin or scrolling through shorts i feel mentally sick after about an hour and need to go do like arts and crafts, like i'll go color in a children's coloring book at age 23 with no shame. i don't have tiktok and never plan to, i'd rather waste my time coloring or painting then wasting time on the internet. and most importantly i love walking my dogs through trails and just being in real time in nature with my 2 best friends (my dogs). if i were to have kids which i don't plan to, daily walks with no electronics the entire walk is an absolute must in my opinion (usually 40 minute walks)

[@audreydoyle5268]

I had witnessed very similar circumstances as a gen Z with gen "alpha" siblings. My mother is gen X, so her upbringing was the fever dream known as the 80s. She got her first phone in her early twenties and would dangle that fact over my head when I got my first phone (a hand-me-down of course) at 14 or in grade 8, for both a birthday and Christmas present combined. And I'd have my phone confiscated for weeks at a time if I didn't complete assignments, which was because I had genuine ADHD left undiagnosed because I'm more inattentive (due to my mother's undiagnosed ADHD-I). My brother got a phone, iPad and his own flat screen before his 4th birthday, not even for his birthday, just handed them. And my sister had basically the same before she was even 18 months old. They are the most brain rotted children I've ever met, and I babysit, and work in early education. They are always triple screening, screaming at each other and make the most disturbing jokes about dead babies and Putin being "a good guy". They literally get to sit in their own living room with their screens for dinner. When I was growing up, it was family dinner, at the table, no exceptions. When their screens are taken, it's for less than a day. I've had my phone confiscated for 4 months a one time, and probably for a total of a year and a half during the four years I had one before leaving at 18. I also have a friend from HS, a fellow gen Z, who has iPad babies. Her two eldest are constantly glued to their screens and they're both less than 5 years old. My poor goddaughter has ADHD because of the neglect. And instead of addressing her needs, they smack her for needing attention. Unfortunately, gen X, Y and Z have all failed their gen "alpha" babies. Which is why I'm waiting until I'm 25 before having my own crotch fruit. So I have the patience and knowledge to raise my children effectively, so they'll be reading, speaking, and comprehending at the same rate I did as a toddler. I could read at 4 as well, knew my shapes and numbers, could count to 500 before 5, when my peers were just learning about 100 at 6. If my kids turn out to be as intelligent as me, they'll have a leg up over their generation. Best of luck to you and your future children/niblings.

[@octolotl]

i got my first phone when i was 11 (cuz my town was sketchy)

[@aspillust]

i didn't get my first phone until i was 15, wtf

[@00st307-m]

I didn’t have phones growing up as an xennial - but I experienced neglect - so I also taught my sister to read at 4/5 - when I was about 10/11. I was left home to babysit while my parents worked. It was just us locked in a house w a TV, all day every summer. Now in some states that would be illegal!

[@sirprower]

All kids deserve parents but not all parents deserve kids

[@Xylospring]

Accurate

[@cottoncandywithbread5244]

Yeah like whats even the point of having children if they're not even going to parent?

[@cupid.mp4]

​​@@cottoncandywithbread5244I guess they wanted kids to take care of them when they get too old but look. They can't even read at the age of 6 ☠ agree with you tho️

[@Caresbear]

Well said!!

[@johnsroastbeefbaconcheddar]

@@cottoncandywithbread5244Selfish people. They have kids at this point for status. It’s like their children are props in their stupid videos

[@Sai_Emjalak]

As a gen alpha I can say that This is the best KZbin channel ever cause it gives the best reasoning for things.

[@Karla44849]

As gen alpha to yes

[@voxswifethatslays]

gen alpha too!! i swearr!!

[@im_up_to_sometHIng_hi]

I’m gen alpha and u are correct

[@rainbowunicorngirl2187]

im gen alpha and FR

[@MrWeird-mu5ul]

Idk about you, but others exist and they do great

[@Cardinal_73]

Bruh, as a guy who played hockey for more than half my childhood, it really saddens me that children like this aren’t noticing the absolute joy of playing/watching the sport.

[@volvo_3877]

Don't judge me my brother plays hockey and I go to all the games so I can't stand watching it. Its boring to me 😭

[@Baseball_bat.1]

Same but with drawing, I drew so many stuff as a younger child, I still do it and I joy it alot

[@serebii666]

Seeing all those horrifying hockey injuries up to an including what happened to Adam Johnson a few months ago of is enough to turn anyone off the sport. And I say that as a Czech person

[@olaf-chan-728]

​@@serebii666children back there didnt care, you are one of the reasons this gen is doomed

[@Saditty]

@@volvo_3877That’s okay though, at least you’re still supporting him and he’s actually being active.

[@yungembarrassment619]

I work at a store and once a mom came in w an about THREE MONTH OLD BABY in a carrier. An IPAD MINI was propped in front of her. THE POOR THING DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS! She barely knows anything about the world yet and she’s already having brainrot shoved in her face! I felt sick seeing that

[@Becky12bush]

YES! I see this all the time! When I was out with two friends, saw this woman with a child in a stroller with the wmans phone in front of his face, I say "poor child" one of my friends hears this and looked over at the pair and gave em a dirty look. it's disgraceful!

[@Kawaiitwo]

Three months!? THREE MONTHS!? Holy shit, that’s a new low.

[@Nbrother1607]

@@yungembarrassment619 That's a Guiness World Record for youngest iPad kid

[@aisiszoe3945]

​@@Nbrother1607I SAW AN TODDLER WHEN I WAS IN BORACAY ONE TIME THAT WAS BRAINROTTED WHAT-

[@MarioFan947]

That is Lazy Parenting to the Extreme. When I be a parent, my kid won't get an IPad until 3 and he won't use it for more than 2 hours!

[@snowbird1236]

My mom actually used restaurants as a parenting tool for my sister and I. Back when they used let kids eat free, she would take us out and we learned very quick that good behavior earned dessert. Yeah, despite the dessert being free, she would not allow us to order if we did not behave. You know, consequences. Looking back, it was a good way to teach rowdy toddlers how to engage and be patient. Despite being a single mom without tablets or cellphones, she made time to parent so these parents got no excuse. These children do not need a tablet, they need crayons and glitter glue.

[@deeeno6867]

Teaching kids that good behaviour earns treats, and bad behaviour means they’re not deserving of a treat can lead to eating disorders tho :/ Most of the most recent and scientifically backed parenting advice I’ve read is that food *should not* be treated as a reward or punishment. Food is food. Be it a main course or desert, it nourishes your body, and you deserve that even if you’ve been “bad” Edit: I just wanna add that I’m not trying to criticize your mom or how she raised you. You mentioned she was a single parent, and goddamn I can’t imagine how hard that is. I’m only saying that we’re continuing to learn more about child psychology and development, and these methods are no longer recommended by many professionals

[@deeeno6867]

^^^ holy shit this spam comment gave me whiplash

[@vindemia]

@@deeeno6867desserts don’t nourish your body bozo 😂😂😂 they are barely food. They ARE treats. Food is nourishment. Desserts are sugar treats

[@maggotfurby2476]

They can't leave a child unattended at a restaurant. What if a creepy person/pedo goes up and snatches the child away? The child can't react because he's too into the iPad to even know that he's being taken away.

[@deeeno6867]

@@vindemia deserts normally have *some* nutritional value even if it’s mostly sugar and unhealthy ingredients. Teaching kids that food can be “good” or “bad” is like, step 1. of acquiring an eating disorder (trust me, I’d know🫣)

[@kristenroberts4502]

Every time I go to Walt Disney World, I see children in strollers being pushed down Main Street in Magic Kingdom glued to an iPad. YOUR CHILD DOESNT NEED COCOMELON IN DISNEY WORLD.

[@WhatsernameRose]

As a Florida resident, going to the parks and seeing kids glued to their iPads is so sad

[@jacquelynroe9036]

Wow. And really it gets to the point where the child almost “needs” it. Their brains are now hard wired to function with that level of stimuli, so being pushed around Disney and just observing their surroundings is not stimulating enough, and they’ll kick up a fuss and say they’re bored 🤦🏻‍♀️😔

[@nayzakX9]

I see babies and small children glued to ipads or phones whenever I go out it's crazy it's becoming normal for parents to let a literal infant watch tiktok or yt shorts

[@NickBrickLegoIsland]

THE WORLD WHERE IMAGINATION HAS BECOME FIT INTO A TANGIBLE FORM, AND THEY HAVE THE AUDACITY TO WATCH COCOMELON THERE? WHERE FUN IS PURELY SOURCED FROM THE MAGIC TINKER BELL LEFT ACROSS THE PARK? HOW?!

[@rudmartin20071]

Yes I am a phone kid rn but even my phone can wait if I go to Disney world 😀

[@Mintyzs]

As a younger gen z, I learned to read when I was two. My sister is seven and still learning to read. I was reading HARRY POTTER by then. My sister won’t even eat dinner with us, she’ll sit and watch her IPad and draw with an Uncrustable. The good thing is that she’s developed since then. She’s starting to read chapter books, will actually talk and play and run around the house and spends time outside. If you’re wondering, I got my first device when I was in 6th grade (sketchy city). My sister got her first device when she was one. ONE. Folks, take a break from the phones. Spend time with your siblings, your kids, your cousins, whatever.

[@Mm2.ranya2]

AT 1 YEAR OLD IS INSANE.....😊

[@rainbowunicorngirl2187]

BRO ONE?! i got my first REAL device when i was 8. and yeah it may sound insane but i learned how to read at 3, and i was reading stuff like harry potter and/or stephen king! sometimes my parents let me watch but thats only if its a small meal. but i can still put the damn thing down! but im glad shes playing outside and stuff, but you cant just put a device that young

[@rosyellis14]

geez i got my first device in middle school

[@Mm2.ranya2]

@@rosyellis14 6th grade is middle school

[@alexparraparra4484]

me too, except I’m the youngest gen z currently

[@C_Corpze]

I feel like getting bored is a good thing sometimes. As much as the feeling itself sucks, you kinda need boredom in a way, it's a great motivator for finding creative things to do or make.

[@erimator17]

That is so true. Sometimes I get tired of being on my iPad (I’m a teenager don’t worry) and I just have to turn it off. I did this one time and just laid on the floor in my room staring at the ceiling. When I do get bored of my iPad I go outside with my brother and we just roam around because I can’t drive yet. But once I do I will be out all the time 🫡

[@465marko]

@@erimator17 What do you do on the ipad? Is it mostly watching videos, like youtube/tik tok and some social media stuff? I know that's a dumb question, but I've never even owned one tbh

[@noakinn]

​@@465markoNot them, but iPad's are actually quite great for work and school. The apple pen, despite getting memed on for its exorbitant price, is actually a really great stylus. A pretty large amount of my classmates in uni use an ipad for note taking, emails and sometimes even for their requirements. Versatile things, ipads are.

[@everlastingluv361]

Exactly! I make my son be bored. He has a better imagination than his peers because of it 😂

[@everlastingluv361]

​@@465markoit's like a giant cell phone. Full access to the internet, instant messaging, and you can download apps.

[@SquishySeaBird]

I feel like this is the consequence of what an individualist society we live in. The iPad moms I’ve met seem to lack any energy, patience, or the capacity to interact with their children at all. They find it tiring because they’ve likely had little to no support and are ultimately sacrificing their children’s long term wellbeing for short term peace.

[@oreofudgeman]

These are also people who had kids that they just don't want to deal with because they were expected to procreate. There are multiple factors that go into this.

[@RepentImmediately]

Are you sure it's not just people who shouldn't be having kids having kids? No one in the modern world is forced to have kids.

[@RepentImmediately]

​@@oreofudgemanin other words, they're not smart enough to think for themselves. Typically, the less intelligent you are, the more children you will have.

[@killugonkillugon7270]

@@RepentImmediately Social pressure can one hundred percent be a huge contributing factor.

[@michaeldpa1333]

All the while blaming teachers and the Public School system for thier childs stunted education and social skills.

[@BarbaraKibira]

As a millennial parent of two gen alphas, I wholeheartedly disagree that children with iPad in restaurants are more well behaved than those without. When we go to restaurants I deliberately leave their tablet at home, that way I can teach them patience while we wait for our food. When we are dinning with other adults my children talk amongst themselves, so much so they've developed a beautiful friendship and I love that for them. Parenting is about being intentional, my generation seem to hate parenting but demand everyone to see them as great parents.

[@jacquelynroe9036]

We are similar 👏🏻 and there’s a difference between being “well behaved” and a zombie staring at a device. That’s not a sign of good manners or behavior.

[@Goofygoober-jy5vo]

While not a parent, but ut a 13 yr old boy I greatly appreciate that my parents taught me discipline and patience. Ant teaching me skills before I had a device. I fell that thier actions has affected me greatly. Also just seeing kids walk around with phones in hand and 9 yr olds sitting at restaurants with thier iPads. We went to macyos to remember my mom’s brother who died in a car accident. And the table right next to us had 3 children watching KZbin with the volume cranked and there was nothing we could uld do because the parents didn’t care. It’s just silly how they can just let their children just do that.

[@yuyu07771]

EXACTLY. i grew up with NO electronics but the cartoons on like a Saturday in the morning. i went outside, i hiked, i interacted with my family. i was never given an ipad when i threw a fit, or at the diner. i would eat my food, and if i threw a fit i was put in the "naughty corner". i lived life in the moment. my first phone was late 6th grade and it only had 1-3 simple games (ex. pacman), camera app and simple messaging. i was ONLY given it so i could stay after school and communicate with my family. in the car i would play i spy for hours, chat, and watch raindrops "race" each other. even now with a phone that has plenty of options and things to do, i always know when to put down my phone and live in the moment. i have self control because of the way i was raised.

[@karltsang1189]

As someone who grew up in the 2000s, I also appreciate that I grew up and went through childhood without the negative influences of technology, and with good parents who taught me good manners and habits. Back in those days the most advanced technology people carried around were flip phones, I remember as a kid I would sometimes ask my parenta for their flip phone to mess around with when I was bored, but because there simply wasn't much to do, it wasn't a bad experience as I had to innovate to entertain myself with what little it offered, often I would go to the phone camera and start messing with the filters and settings which fascinated me as a kid. World clock and the currency converter tool also fascinated me. At restaurants my parents taught me to not goof around and talk to the other people at the table, so even at a young age I developed an interest for having discussions with people on various topics. I remember I often had discussions about astronomy with my uncle, we were both fascinated with astronomy and I rambled on about what little I knew about the topic back then. But at least it provided for good quality family/relative time. I also remember critically studying the furniture and utensils at restaurants when I was bored back when I was a kid, that was a good way for me to ease the boredom without disturbing others. Looking back, especially after seeing these videos of gen alpha being completely consumed by their devices, those simpler times back then really were the good times.

[@steffsrzz4971]

Also what happened to just coloring on the little paper and 2 crayons the restaurant gives them lol. I used to love that stuff!