What To Ask Kids To Make Them Forget about Smartphones

What to ask kids in 2018 to make them forget about smartphones We can’t help but notice how fast the modern world is changing. The generation gap seems to become wider and wider, with social changes, new technology, and developments made every single day. How does this affect families? With the values shifting, the number of children born decreases. Also, there are more and more fatherless children. The new generation of kids are different too – they have values and ideas different not only from those of their parents and grandparents, but also from young people only 5 or 10 years older. New kids spend a lot more time online. As a consequence, live interaction with peers and parents has drastically altered too. As a result, they have only about 30 minutes of personal conversations taking place in a week, have about 3 family dinners with their smartphones in their hands, but spend approximately 45 hours gaming with a 60 hours total spent online. One thing is clear – the children’s brains are totally rewired. Despite – or because – of this, parents now have to learn how to understand their children and effectively communicate with them. Old methods they’ve learned from their families don’t really apply anymore, and parents can’t agree to being just cash machines and landlords for their kids. These days, everybody advises how parents should spend more personal time with their children and talk to them eye to eye. This is especially, for fathers and their sons. This is indeed a great piece of advice. But imagine, you finally found time for a heart-to-heart conversation with your youngest, but you as a parent aren’t at all prepared. The moment you’ve been anticipating has finally come, but you just feel out of practice, and your head is flooded with loud thoughts, noises, and topped with panic. “So, son, what should we talk about?” Before we go over the topics of this eminent conversation, let’s answer the question of how do you as a parent should conduct the conversation. The most common mistakes are: Conversations not in private. Other people may distract you and your child, and prevent either of you from talking honestly about private topics. Looking at your phone. Set a good example for your child – if you don’t want him or her to look at the phone all the time, don’t do it yourself. […]

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