I had to read Thoreau when I was in high school and I don't think I really appreciated it back then. I'd like to read it again now that I am older and wiser. If only I weren't such a slow reader. It's some pretty heavy stuff and I feel like it would take me much too long to go back and read it now! I get that about cell phones. If I had a kid, I don't know as though they would have a smartphone. I would likely get them a flip phone if they needed it to be picked up from practice or whatever. I do see the benefit. My phone is so many things to me (including a phone). I wouldn't complain if saw a kid on the subway reading the Wall Street Journal or a book so I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt and think they are on Kindle or a news aggregator versus TikTok.:) It's probably usually TikTok though...
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I read Walden in college and it had a pretty big impact on me. I was ready for it at that age. It wouldn't have resonated as much if I would have read it in high school. The screen time debate is a tough one. I definitely wouldn't allow my children unlimited use of devices. There would be a 1-3 hour window per day probably and they'd have to do a balance of other things, like play outside.
Yeah, I totally agree with that. I would likely have restrictions if I had a kid too. My sister in law didn't allow her kids to take their phones into their room at night for the longest time. As soon as bedtime hit they would be on the kitchen counter plugged in. Like up until high school. They are pretty responsible too.