Comment by nofunphil
Going thru this now with an 11 yo and 14 yo.
It’s a non-stop, swash-buckling battle to get them to put down their phones and do literally anything IRL. Their attention has been completely hijacked, their childhood robbed from them, and I feel like it’s pretty much a total parent fail on my part. But it’s the same with all their friends too. Shameful and sad and just wrong
At the risk of ridicule, I think we need to incentivize kids/people to use social media less. Think, “Touch grass. Earn points.”
Faroff dot fun
> It’s a non-stop, swash-buckling battle to get them to put down their phones and do literally anything IRL.
What a bizarre statement. You are their parent. They are 11 and 14.
You can physically take their phones away. If they accept it - give the devices back. If they keep throwing tantrums - don't.
Obviously that is a last resort, but it seems like you've already tried other things and failed.