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This is horrifying. Steve Jobs refused to allow his kids to have iPads, personal computers, etc just flip phones and a landline. Now we have some clue why. Video games, smartphones and iPads et. Along with social media desensitized so many people. Not just GenX or boomers, or millennials we need to stop it with Gen Z and Gen Alpha. To give another example of how iPads are destroying kids/ the youth: this is a survey in the UK of 1k parents and 1k teachers and they found More than 1 in 4 children were reportedly starting school without being toilet-trained.
More than 1 in 3 reportedly could not dress themselves independently.
More than 1 in 3 struggled with skills such as sharing with others or holding a pencil.
Similar proportions struggled to hold a book correctly and turn its pages.
Parents' perceptions differed sharply from teachers': 88% of parents believed their children were school-ready. (Stay with me, I have a point I’m getting at): We raise kids on iPads, then hand them phones where they watch shootings and trauma unfold in real time. In England, 26% of children entering school weren’t toilet-trained, and 37% weren’t considered school-ready. These stats don’t prove screens caused it, but what happened to parenting? Constant exposure can normalize suffering. Add school shooter drills, gun violence and domestic violence, and we’re failing our kids. Put down the iPads. Pick up books. Check on your neighbors, your kids, and other mothers. We need community again. We need to protect each other before another child becomes a statistic.
2026-10-09 07:22:15