SolarStarVanity t1_izzpqtc wrote on December 13, 2022 at 12:57 AM

Reply to comment by GrandPriapus in Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies by Wagamaga

Emotional self-control is frankly something I saw a frightful lack of when I first came to the States. Long before smartphones. I wouldn't be surprised if what you were seeing was just a result of you getting older, as opposed to something categorical changing in the nation's children. Self-control has never really been adequately rewarded here.

Kalapuya t1_izzs6xg wrote on December 13, 2022 at 1:16 AM

I’m an American and I totally agree, but I couldn’t even see it until I was nearly 40 with my own kids.