Children Are So Coddled These Days!

[Sunchimes]

I don't know if I saw this here or on my timeline.

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Ipad-Apptivity-Seat-Newborn-to-Toddler/dp/B00EL4NI5U/ref=sr_1_2?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1386105988&sr=1-2&keywords=baby+seat+ipad

It's a bouncy seat with a holder for an ipad.

There is also a potty chair with an ipad holder.

Since I'm not licensed, I don't have to follow the "children are delicate" rules. I tell them to stop screaming, stop hitting, slow down, hurry up, whatever needs said. I'm nice about it, but I don't beat around the bush. No one is scarred yet and moms all approve.

[Leanna]

I don't know if I saw this here or on my timeline.

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Ipad-Apptivity-Seat-Newborn-to-Toddler/dp/B00EL4NI5U/ref=sr_1_2?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1386105988&sr=1-2&keywords=baby+seat+ipad

It's a bouncy seat with a holder for an ipad.

There is also a potty chair with an ipad holder.

Since I'm not licensed, I don't have to follow the "children are delicate" rules. I tell them to stop screaming, stop hitting, slow down, hurry up, whatever needs said. I'm nice about it, but I don't beat around the bush. No one is scarred yet and moms all approve.

I literally got tears in my eyes when I saw this pic.

Ever seen WALLE...where the people are floating around on the hover-chairs with a screen in front of their face?

[daycarediva]

You will soon see infant gamers. I'm not kidding. We won't recognize it or confuse it with a constantly crying baby who wants hold me, walk me, rock me.... but it will come soon.

I was watching a hoarders episode and at the end of the show the hoarders daughter brings her infant to see grandpa and the clean house. She brought a pack n play for the baby and put the baby in it with a smart phone.

The infant was about nine months old.

As soon as they can tap screen they are going to be on screen.

http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/brands/babygear/products/78030

That's already available! You don't even have to interact with your infant! YAY!

I have TWO 3.5 year olds who are ADDICTED to screens. I am not trying to be exaggerative. It's all they think about, talk about and do at home. It's all they think about and talk about here. The only pretend games they have (and I use pretend loosely) is holding a toy up and pretending to play their video games. It DISGUSTS ME. They both have their own ipads and ipods, tvs in room, sleep with tvs on.

They can't sit for a story, or circle time, or know a SINGLE letter, COLOR, SHAPE, NUMBER, they don't know nursery rhymes and BOTH watch HORRIBLE things and play HORRIBLE games. I have voiced my concerns over one saying "YOU ARE A NAZI!" (heard it from Nazi Zombies video game, I asked DCD----who laughed)

It's no wonder I am advertising like crazy to get new clients.

[nannyde]

I don't know if I saw this here or on my timeline.

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Ipad-Apptivity-Seat-Newborn-to-Toddler/dp/B00EL4NI5U/ref=sr_1_2?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1386105988&sr=1-2&keywords=baby+seat+ipad

It's a bouncy seat with a holder for an ipad.

There is also a potty chair with an ipad holder.

Since I'm not licensed, I don't have to follow the "children are delicate" rules. I tell them to stop screaming, stop hitting, slow down, hurry up, whatever needs said. I'm nice about it, but I don't beat around the bush. No one is scarred yet and moms all approve.

Sigh but the reviews are hysterical

[nannyde]

http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/br...products/78030

That's already available! You don't even have to interact with your infant! YAY!

I have TWO 3.5 year olds who are ADDICTED to screens. I am not trying to be exaggerative. It's all they think about, talk about and do at home. It's all they think about and talk about here. The only pretend games they have (and I use pretend loosely) is holding a toy up and pretending to play their video games. It DISGUSTS ME. They both have their own ipads and ipods, tvs in room, sleep with tvs on.

They can't sit for a story, or circle time, or know a SINGLE letter, COLOR, SHAPE, NUMBER, they don't know nursery rhymes and BOTH watch HORRIBLE things and play HORRIBLE games. I have voiced my concerns over one saying "YOU ARE A NAZI!" (heard it from Nazi Zombies video game, I asked DCD----who laughed)

It's no wonder I am advertising like crazy to get new clients.

Good luck finding kids who aren't screen addicted.

[melilley]

Sigh but the reviews are hysterical

I had to read them, they are so funny! I'm glad most people see what a terrible product this is!

[Bookworm]

I don't know if I saw this here or on my timeline.

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Ipad-Apptivity-Seat-Newborn-to-Toddler/dp/B00EL4NI5U/ref=sr_1_2?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1386105988&sr=1-2&keywords=baby+seat+ipad

It's a bouncy seat with a holder for an ipad.

There is also a potty chair with an ipad holder.

Since I'm not licensed, I don't have to follow the "children are delicate" rules. I tell them to stop screaming, stop hitting, slow down, hurry up, whatever needs said. I'm nice about it, but I don't beat around the bush. No one is scarred yet and moms all approve.

This is crazy as hell. How triflin' do have to be to just plop your baby in front of an iPad so you don't have to be bothered with him/her.

[Angelsj]

Crazy. My 4.5 dresses herself. Not only that, she has taken to laying her wardrobe out the night before. I actually think this is great, as when she starts K next year, there will be no issues.

Sigh. I talked to this mom not that long ago. I mentioned her scholastic skills were great, but her self help skills needed a lot of work. They might be on board with her starting K in academics, but not being able to dress herself might be holding her back.
Her reply? "They can't keep her out of K. That would be discrimination."
O.M.G. So you are too lazy to parent, and if anyone calls you on it, you are going to cry discrimination???? Ugh.

[Stepping]

When I worked at a center, we were going through the process of getting NECPA accredited. We were not allowed to have the kids say please and thank you when they were eating. Their reasoning was that you did family style dining and that's not what families do (something along those lines)?! I thought it was so odd.

What? That doesn't make any sense! We were always told to be polite to each other at home and my DS says please and thank you every time. Manners cost nothing!

[Blackcat31]

Sigh. I talked to this mom not that long ago. I mentioned her scholastic skills were great, but her self help skills needed a lot of work. They might be on board with her starting K in academics, but not being able to dress herself might be holding her back.
Her reply? "They can't keep her out of K. That would be discrimination."
O.M.G. So you are too lazy to parent, and if anyone calls you on it, you are going to cry discrimination???? Ugh.

I have a similar situation/parent. Child is 4.3

Child has ZERO self-help skills and refuses to be verbal on several occasions throughout the day, especially when I am not babying them.

Mom asked me the other day when I plan on starting to teach reading. I about died laughing. ::

I just said "Right after you teach him to dress/undress on their own"

Mom said, "Yeah but they don't need those skills in Kindergarten" :confused: ::

[melilley]

What? That doesn't make any sense! We were always told to be polite to each other at home and my DS says please and thank you every time. Manners cost nothing!

I know, it was absurd. Actually I think their reasoning was that children shouldn't have to ask for food. or something like that. I can't remember the actual reason, but it was unbelievable!

[mamac]

I took my ds to the McDonald's playplace last week and there was a 4-1/2 year old girl there that absolutely refused to climb the first two platforms by herself. She would scream and demand that her grandmother climb up and lift her precious little behind up the two levels to the slide. I felt so bad for the grandmother. She was much too old to be climbing and crawling through there. I even got fed up and tried "teaching" the girl to do it herself, even my 3yo ds tried helping her, but all she did was throw a fit. Mind you, this girl was tall enough to almost sit down on the platform from a standing position so she was definitely able to climb it. She just didn't want to. And poor grandma just kept giving in to her instead of telling her to do it herself. Her excuse was the girl's parents worked all day and everyone does what it takes to make her happy.

[MNMum]

You will soon see infant gamers. I'm not kidding. We won't recognize it or confuse it with a constantly crying baby who wants hold me, walk me, rock me.... but it will come soon.

I was watching a hoarders episode and at the end of the show the hoarders daughter brings her infant to see grandpa and the clean house. She brought a pack n play for the baby and put the baby in it with a smart phone.

The infant was about nine months old.

As soon as they can tap screen they are going to be on screen.

I saw this just yesterday. We were at the Mall of America - it is Christmas season - there is sooo much to look at, probably actually overstimulating for the kids. In any case, I saw about a 2 yo reclining in stroller with her pacifier, loudly playing home videos over and over on her mothers Iphone.

[AcornMama]

well this years teacher is awesome (both my girls had her) she don't put up with any crap. What a huge adjustment it is for some kids. Ds comes home and tells me how the same people don't get their work done, she doesn't take excuses and that she yells alot. I've now asked him if he calls her "mom" !!!! but I will say (and my girls) that they learned how to manage their time, get things done and be at your best behavior all the time.

I was this teacher, only I was teaching highschoolers. I was young, right out of college. I was reprimanded by administrators for assigning homework and having unreasonable expectations.

So there I was, trying to teach high school literature, but couldn't assign any at home reading. We had to read EVERYTHING in class. I was constantly in trouble for being too harsh with grading, giving too many failing grades, even when I'd read the entire test to the class the day before as "review day" and allow them to bring in a sheet of notes. Got to the point I'd let them turn in a sheet of notes for bonus points on the test. My students still wouldn't study or prepare notes. They just sat in class and failed.

This was 20 years ago. I can't imagine what it's like today at that school.

I struggled through two miserable years. Then I became a stay-at-home mom. And homeschooled my kids.

[Angelsj]

I have a similar situation/parent. Child is 4.3

Child has ZERO self-help skills and refuses to be verbal on several occasions throughout the day, especially when I am not babying them.

Mom asked me the other day when I plan on starting to teach reading. I about died laughing. ::

I just said "Right after you teach him to dress/undress on their own"

Mom said, "Yeah but they don't need those skills in Kindergarten" :confused: ::

Yes, because every K teacher wants to spend their day helping 20 5 year olds get their clothes/coats/shoes on all day!! But HER child is "special" Sigh...
The thing is, if you tried to exclude her child from anything because she is so "special" she would be throwing a hissy fit. I feel for K teachers these days.