Opinion: Apple’s dangerous new nanny app(marketwatch.com)

1 pointsby maxshmax8 years ago1 comments

Opinion: Apple’s dangerous new nanny app

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-dangerous-new-nanny-app-2018-07-16

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Some valid points, but misses one key point - when you have the data right in front of you, it's more difficult for the child to argue with it. Currently it goes like this: Mom: "No more Snapchat, you've been on it too much."

Kid: "I've only spent 2 minutes on Snapchat! You're so mean!"

Mom has no real way of telling if it's accurate or not, so it's then "Ok, just a few more minutes."

Now, mom can say "You've spent 2 hours on snapchat. Here's the proof."

Basically, parents now have more data and instead of saying "no more, because I said so" they have graphs to say "See? Too much time." Kids aren't always the best at estimating time, and showing them helps them learn and deal with it accordingly. How many times have you had kids say "Just 5 more minutes" that somehow turns into an hour?

Screen Time isn't a replacement for parenting, but can be a helpful tool in the toolbox for many parents.