Fediverse vs DisinformationWhile research on children’s screen use is growing, most of it has focused on how a child’s behavior and temperament influence how much time they spend on screens.
Yet far less attention has gone to parents’ role in children’s media use.
In 2024, the U.S. surgeon general identified parenting stress as a public health concern.
Researchers, clinicians and policymakers were called to action to better understand parents’ needs, with the goal of supporting them in raising children and maintaining a healthy family.
I like the saying that "it takes a whole village to raise a child". The problem is our way of life, in nuclear families, with weak social network. We are just no able to do everything, work, raise kids, mantian home. It's too much for a nuclear family.
The atomization of society feels like it is responsible for so many problems, this one included
My cat just got up, walked to the edge of the beds, looked around, and then walked back to where he was, and laid back down in the exact same spot.
And you noticed.
Selfish idiot people continue having children they cannot care for, sustaining the cycle of abuse.
Thanks, mom and dad. We will spend the rest of our lives cleaning up after your wretched, monstrous asses.
How old is your kid?
Life was so miserable when I was young, I decided I probably shouldn't have kids. I didn't want them to suffer like I had.
My abusive mother denies that I had this thought.
I think abuse is more common than people realize. I wish more parents would recognize that they are bringing sentient life into the world.
So... no kid?
Correct. I wish more people chose not to have kids they can't care for. What is your point?
He’s confused.
Downvoters support child abuse.
Do you know what my father said when I called him out on failing to care for my brothers and I?
"Well, that was my right."
Think for two goddamn seconds.
This is intolerable behavior.
