Kids Don’t Think Congress Has Their Best Interests In Mind With Their Grandstanding ‘Protect The Children’ Hearing::We’ve covered a few stories this week related to the Senate hearing on “kids safety” and there’s going to be a lot more in the coming weeks as those same Senators grandstand and yell about “protect the children!” and generally make fools of themselves. I think Casey Newton’s summary of the spectacle is about right:…
Um… as a parent, there’s no way kids know what is good for them.
Not saying congress is right, but we shouldn’t be asking kids. Sorry to any kids reading this.
That’s because they’re your kids. Don’t judge others’ kids based on your goblins.
You clearly don’t realize that a good chunk of the backbone of Reddit was literally developed by a 13 year old.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ
Oh yeah… We got a typical “my way or the highway” parent who thinks their children aren’t human beings with their own thoughts and emotions.
As a parent, there is a way for kids to know what’s good for them.
What kids lack is experience and emotional maturity, not an understanding of their needs. If you actually listen to kids, they’ll surprise you with their observant, creative, and intelligent minds.
No, we shouldn’t rely solely on what they say, but to exclude them entirely from the conversation is wrong for so many reasons
Unless your children are under 2, you are doing them an enormous disservice by dismissing their views on the world like this. Children understand a lot more than you think and you can have wonderfull conversations on meaningfully subjects with kids under 10 even… above 10 they will even amaze you more.