Was on a ferry a while ago. A family was sat in the restaurant, all of them staring into their devices, even the baby who clearly wasn't even a year old yet. When their food came, the parents made a half-assed effort to take the devices away, and all three kids just started wailing, so the parents just rolled their eyes, tutted loudly, and gave them the devices back. Then they all sat and ate their food while staring into their devices, the parents, too.
It was clear that all they've done is reinforce in their kids that if they create a ruckus, they get their devices back.
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Was on a ferry a while ago. A family was sat in the restaurant, all of them staring into their devices, even the baby who clearly wasn't even a year old yet. When their food came, the parents made a half-assed effort to take the devices away, and all three kids just started wailing, so the parents just rolled their eyes, tutted loudly, and gave them the devices back. Then they all sat and ate their food while staring into their devices, the parents, too.
It was clear that all they've done is reinforce in their kids that if they create a ruckus, they get their devices back.