Sunday, February 14, 2016

"That's Because We Have Seen the Dangers of Technology Firsthand"

"Since then, I've met a number of technology chief executives and venture capitalists who say similar things: they strictly limit their children's screen time, often banning all gadgets on school nights, and allocating ascetic time limits on weekends.
"I was perplexed by this parenting style. After all, most parents seem to take the opposite approach, letting their children bathe in the glow of tablets, smartphones and computers, day and night.
"Yet these tech C.E.O.'s seem to know something that the rest of us don't."

Nick Bilton in a 2014 New York Times article reports that "Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent."

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