Sounds sort of like those virginity contracts.
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soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 4 months agoThe goal is to change the norm, Fernyhough said, so that when children come to the end of primary school, the class “bands together and says, ‘Let’s all delay until at least 14.’
Yeah right that’s going to happen: p
raynethackery@lemmy.world 4 months ago
soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 4 months ago
Older people forget that the norm of childhood has changed. And assume that children should do the same things they did instead of learning how to moderate what they do
jerrythegenius@lemmy.world 4 months ago
“Why don’t kids play outside nowadays” Look out the window. What outside? How do they play there? They could go to a park, but how do they get there? They could play in the city, but would that be safe? They could go bush, but how? They could play around the neighbourhood, and then what, make a bike jump by digging a bit and gathering some dirt from a drain and get reported and then have the council put up signs saying that the area may be under surveillance despite there not really being anywhere to put cameras?
Strobelt@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Exactly! Much easier just making something as “evil” than actually solving the issues around.
Children shouldn’t be using their cells that much, but this is not solved by restricting access to it. It is solved by making communities and spaces child-safe and interesting for them.
jerrythegenius@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah that last one about the kids making the bike ramp happened a fair few (~7?) years ago and all the signs are still there