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She caused a fire because she got distracted with Social Media. As a parent I would also confiscate electronics and probably consider therapy at that point.
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> She caused a fire because she got distracted Yes, it happens. I set some bacon on fire because I forgot about it when I got distracted. My wife set a jacket potato on fire because she got distracted. It happens to normal people. > As a parent... probably consider therapy I know who sounds like they should be in therapy, and it's not the kids.
Wow. Passive aggressive much? I’m with the GP. People get distracted no doubt. It’s normal. But I think the comment was about what the GP would do if put in a similar situation. If one continues to get distracted while doing something potentially dangerous, for example cooking bacon, and it happens frequently, looking at the root cause of the distraction is probably warranted.
The root cause is kids get distracted. So do adults. You learn from your mistakes, avoid distractions, and get some smoke alarms. Even then, these things happen. It's life.
She caused a fire because she got distracted with Social Media. As a parent I would also confiscate electronics and probably consider therapy at that point.
If she got distracted reading a book, would you also consider therapy?
She caused a fire because she got distracted with Social Media. As a parent I would also confiscate electronics and probably consider therapy at that point.
Based on the (inevitably) scarce information, my guess is that the parents neglected the subject during the childhood, she grew up used to "passive entertainment", and she developed an addictive personality.
If this is the case (see the part where she mentions she's easily bored), removing some means would just transfer the addiction to other ones, potentially (but not necessarily) more dangerous.
An approach would be family therapy, as the parents also had a causative role.
Of course, all of this is a wild guess.
She caused a fire because she got distracted with Social Media. As a parent I would also confiscate electronics and probably consider therapy at that point.
She caused a fire cooking, which can happen pretty easily if you aren't careful: obviously it is the cooking instructions that are faulty that haven't conveyed the risks properly. Realistically she could just as well had to go to the toilet and then forget about the stove, and what are you banning then?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> She caused a fire because she got distracted Yes, it happens. I set some bacon on fire because I forgot about it when I got distracted. My wife set a jacket potato on fire because she got distracted. It happens to normal people. > As a parent... probably consider therapy I know who sounds like they should be in therapy, and it's not the kids.
Wow. Passive aggressive much? I’m with the GP. People get distracted no doubt. It’s normal. But I think the comment was about what the GP would do if put in a similar situation. If one continues to get distracted while doing something potentially dangerous, for example cooking bacon, and it happens frequently, looking at the root cause of the distraction is probably warranted.
Based on my personal view, this is a case of addictive personality, caused by parent's poor education. I imagine the parents placing her in front of screens for her entire childhood, in order to babysit her. This is a long shot, but it's an educated guess.
She caused a fire because she got distracted with Social Media. As a parent I would also confiscate electronics and probably consider therapy at that point.
If she got distracted reading a book, would you also consider therapy?
I’m a parent and based on that experience I expect the subjects episode was part of a larger pattern.
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If she got distracted reading a book, would you also consider therapy?
Typically, there's a large difference between the bookworm and the social media addicted personality. Within the limits of very gross generalizations (which is inevitable in this context), the former category is largely healthier than the latter.