Reference: See here
“Starting at birth with a smiling, laughing person to interact and do things with as baby grows. No screens, including TV, until mid-teens, but books, activities like blocks, sandboxes, sewing, paper or a wall to draw or paint on, cooking, gardening, etc., with some or no adult participation or guidance, depending on the activity.”
“90% of them don’t have lunch or anything to eat, and they rarely even know their parent’s phone number (they don’t always even know their own last name). It’s one thing if the kid is a bit older, say 14+, but I’ve had kids as young as 7 try to be dropped off to spend the day at the library. And it’s not like the kids are coming in and reading or participating in events and programs we have going on. They just spend their whole time on Roblox. Most of them barely listen to our rules; they scream, yell, and run. And when they get their three warnings (and that I will turn the computers off if they keep misbehaving), they throw full-blown tantrums! They really do not understand NO and not getting what they want.”
“Parents who are involved, know their kid needs guidance, and engage and participate with the educator, not work against them. This is a team effort, but without the steady hand of a parent or guardian, no amount of strategy or teaching tricks will help. If the parent has checked out, the kid is out, too.”
