Current Events > Kids these days are super isolated and they have no chill because of it

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I work at an elementary school.

There is about 40 students in the after-school program. It was a nice 70 degrees today with a breeze. None of them wanted to play on the playground. All they want to do is watch youtube. That's all they do at home too. Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves. And one 2nd grader I have to walk to his house everyday when the program is done because his parents don't trust him to walk 2 blocks.

And this has a very visible effect. Kids will always have some issues working with others. That's completely normal. But it's fucking out of control. There is 0 middle ground anymore. It immediately goes from normal to screaming. There is a list of like 30 kids at the school that "aren't allowed" to be in the same class because they'll just scream at each other across the room all day otherwise.

They have no idea how to work things out. And they get their conflict resolution skills from fucking youtube stars.
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Kids need to be forced to get out of their comfort zones sometimes.
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Back in my time, most time after school was spent outside. No one would think twice about having an 8 year old outside by themself.
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Yeah, it's a different time.
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I work at an elementary school and it's not like that at all.
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yeah I remember when I was a kid and I'd leave my house on my bike at like 2pm and my mom would just be like 'ok bye' and I'd come back 6 hours later after no contact because cell phones weren't a thing.

and I was getting myself off the bus and unlocking my house when I was 12
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smoke_break posted...

Yeah, it's a different time.

It's completely different.
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TC is mad because kids have more interesting lives and dont have to play with boring sticks and boxes when theyre young
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godamn millenials
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CasualGuy posted...

There is a list of like 30 kids at the school that "aren't allowed" to be in the same class because they'll just scream at each other across the room all day otherwise.

future CEmen
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iamintents posted...

CasualGuy posted...

There is a list of like 30 kids at the school that "aren't allowed" to be in the same class because they'll just scream at each other across the room all day otherwise.

future CEmen

yikes
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Axiom posted...

iamintents posted...

CasualGuy posted...

There is a list of like 30 kids at the school that "aren't allowed" to be in the same class because they'll just scream at each other across the room all day otherwise.

future CEmen

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CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.
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thronedfire2 posted...

Axiom posted...

iamintents posted...

CasualGuy posted...

There is a list of like 30 kids at the school that "aren't allowed" to be in the same class because they'll just scream at each other across the room all day otherwise.

future CEmen

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voldothegr8 posted...

CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.

I will never subscribe to this. You can't live in fear. My kids will play at parks and ride their goddamn bikes around town.
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DavidWong posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.

I will never subscribe to this. You can't live in fear. My kids will play at parks and ride their goddamn bikes around town.

It's not fear it's reality. Plus if they get hurt or something unsupervised you can be held for neglect.
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voldothegr8 posted...

It's not fear it's reality. Plus if they get hurt or something unsupervised you can be held for neglect.

Nah, I live in Australia, I'm not going to get sued for anything.

When I was 9 I crashed my BMX on a dirt track and couldn't move for 45mins as I was in so much pain and the bike was on top of me. Do you think my parents were held for neglect?
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voldothegr8 posted...

CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.

Some guy tried to lure me to his creepy van when I was out riding my bike by myself. You know why I didn't get kidnapped? Because I'm not a moron. Teach your kids about stranger danger and you typically don't have to worry about that crap. Now if someone just grabs you when your guard is down that's a different story.
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voldothegr8 posted...

DavidWong posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.

I will never subscribe to this. You can't live in fear. My kids will play at parks and ride their goddamn bikes around town.

It's not fear it's reality. Plus if they get hurt or something unsupervised you can be held for neglect.

But there's a difference between neglect and not messing with the kid on the skateboard.
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its the age of narcissism kids are being raised in currently
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Kids shouldn't play outside by themselves or walk home that young. That's just common sense. The parents should sit outside with them though and not let any child that young spend too much time on the internet.

The internet gives a warped sense of what the world is really like.
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Man theres cool video games and endless videos to watch online. I would do the same if youtube and switches were out when i was their age.

I dont get your point. And we use to hit our kids very commonly for dicipline.
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The other day I was trying to get into a D&D session on Discord, and they were freaking out over drama, who gets to party with who, etc., which made the DM drink themselves stupid from stress. There must have been quite a few younger people. I didn't get what was worth freaking out about. It was all pretty standard "herding cats" involving organizing anything on the Internet. I was sitting dumbfounded at how sheltered these people must be to have zero coping skills. Jesus fuck what do they do if they have to tackle some real life issue.

Yea, its weird man. Thankfully I don't see it much around here because I see kids playing outside all the time, but I do hear about it often

Its so bizarre to me. I was a kid in the 90s when we had some of the coolest shows and video games and the internet was this new thing with a ton of content to explore, yet I couldn't stand being cooped up inside. When night time hit, yea I loved playing my games and surfing the web but I couldn't imagine missing out on playing outside to do that stuff
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I try to get my kid to watch YouTube but all he wants to do is play outside. We live in Florida, fuck that noise
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when i was a kid (11ish) alone time involved riding my bike into the former golf course near my house that was about to undergo construction and just like, looking around and shit to find things

it was super boring and templar battleforce is a much better use of my time

i get why kids prefer it although their enjoyment of youtube makes no sense to me
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thronedfire2 posted...

yeah I remember when I was a kid and I'd leave my house on my bike at like 2pm and my mom would just be like 'ok bye' and I'd come back 6 hours later after no contact because cell phones weren't a thing.

and I was getting myself off the bus and unlocking my house when I was 12

Latchkey checking in.
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Yeah man, going outside has made me handle stress well?
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billcom6 posted...

I work at an elementary school and it's not like that at all.

Yeah, my mom works at a poorer school and it's not like this either. Plenty of kids walk home alone because they have to and it sounds like their parents don't watch some of them enough. There are quite a few problem children, though.
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voldothegr8 posted...

CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.

Nah, sick fucks have always been around so thats definitely just a lame excuse on your part, or anyone else saying that.

eston posted...

I try to get my kid to watch YouTube but all he wants to do is play outside. We live in Florida, fuck that noise

.....Chris?

Darkman124 posted...

when i was a kid (11ish) alone time involved riding my bike into the former golf course near my house that was about to undergo construction and just like, looking around and shit to find things

it was super boring and templar battleforce is a much better use of my time

i get why kids prefer it although their enjoyment of youtube makes no sense to me

at that age i was making tree forts (like a fort city really), damming up my creek, building a wooden raft for my creek and cutting down weeds with my great grandpas WWI bayonet.

as a boy growing up country was great.
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fan357 posted...

Some guy tried to lure me to his creepy van when I was out riding my bike by myself. You know why I didn't get kidnapped? Because I'm not a moron.

Wow you're brave as hell. You want a gold medal?

Yeah, it's definitely a troubling trend. I'm not worried that kids like watching videos or playing video games, but you're right on with the isolationist part of this and why it's a problem.

Kids need to socialize.
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Ban the Internet.

I'm serious.
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billcom6 posted...

I work at an elementary school and it's not like that at all.

My school is very high-poverty so I'm sure that inflates the issues a significant amount. Not saying it's like this everywhere.

Darkman124 posted...

when i was a kid (11ish) alone time involved riding my bike into the former golf course near my house that was about to undergo construction and just like, looking around and shit to find things

it was super boring and templar battleforce is a much better use of my time

i get why kids prefer it although their enjoyment of youtube makes no sense to me

I mean yeah I get why most kids prefer to just sit in the gym and play fortnite. But they isolate themselves from other kids so much that it's hurting their relationship building skills.

Also I said "kids these days." I'm officially an old fart
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Wow I think I was the last generation to really play on a playground.

TC they don't have rules where they can't use their phone during recess? Even in middle school you couldn't use your phone at lunch.
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Superlinkbro posted...

Wow I think I was the last generation to really play on a playground.

TC they don't have rules where they can't use their phone during recess? Even in middle school you couldn't use your phone at lunch.

I doubt this school is representative of schools everywhere.

No, they can't use phones during recess. Most kids just sit around. A few use the swings or basketball court.

After school though they are allowed to use their ipads which is how they watch youtube.
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CasualGuy posted...

And one 2nd grader I have to walk to his house everyday when the program is done because his parents don't trust him to walk 2 blocks.

tbf I'm 16 and my parents won't let me leave the house cause they'll think I'll get run over
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voldothegr8 posted...

CasualGuy posted...

Their parents don't even let them play outside by themselves.

Different times, children can't play outside by themselves anymore because sick fucks ruined it.

You are confusing "I know more about thing" with "thing is happening more"
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