This Mom Found Out Her Kids’ Grades Went Down Because Of Video Games, And The Way She Dealt With It Is Making Her Go Viral
In this age of social media, we’ve seen a whole lot of different parenting styles. Some involve spanking or smashing kids’ game consoles after they got into some kind of trouble. Naturally, such “techniques” always raise a brow or two, as we all can agree it’s no way of teaching a child a lesson. But we’ve also seen a lot of good examples that are worth following, and we like to say that people like this “win at parenting.” The latest “winner” of parenting has recently gone viral on TikTok.
A young woman who’s a mother of 4 shared a video on the popular social media platform in which she demonstrated an “unusual” way of teaching her kids a lesson after finding out that they’ve been falling behind at school.
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“I have to sit down and have a conversation with them,” the video proceeds. “I have to tell them I noticed their grades dropped. And I have to see if there’s something going on with them mentally or emotionally,” the TikToker continues. “I have to have a conversation with them and teach them about healthy boundaries when it comes to technology. I have to stop blaming video games for things that I have the power to control in my own home.”
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Here’s what people online thought
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Share on FacebookSo...here is a mother who does what a parent ought to do: provide support for children, in a consistent way, balanced between strict an lenient. Why is it even needed to name this a good example compared to parents who smash their children's gaming consoles when they allegedly do something wrong? The latter is not called parenting but emotional abuse!
It's not the videogames nor the kids. It's parents failing in setting boundaries and limits. It's a good thing she understood that, but posting the way she handled it as an eye-opening and innovative way to deal with the errors she, as a mother, made in previous years seems a bit odd to me. After all, the parents chose to introduce all that equipment into the house and there's no doubt in my mind that they also used all that stuff as a means to keep the kids quiet. "Let me show you how good my kids have it." SMH. Burying your kids in technology doesn't mean that they are doing great. As their grades show.
She’s merely pointing out how all parents should act in this situation
Load More Replies...Love It!! People thought I was crazy when, after seeing the same thing happen with my 9 year-old grandson, I took him aside for a conversation about technology and other addictions while letting him assist in deciding what changes should be made based on the information he just took in about what is healthy and productive. According to others, I should have gotten angry and taken away everything entirely. The way I see it, what would he have learned by an absence of technology? The only lesson would have been not to anger Grandma.
Anger grandma? Impossible. Grandma is The one kids go to when parents are angry.
Load More Replies...Why are kids depressed? Correct answer: Global warming, incompetent leadership, stress of school, social problems, social injustice and inequality, competition of the future job market, etc, etc, etc, etc. Parents: iT’s tHe pHoNeS
Me: My stomach hurts My mom: iT's cUz yOu aLwAyS oN tHaT dAmN pHoNe
Load More Replies...Two questions: 1. Why is this another damn TikTok? 2. Why is Pink staring directly at me?
It’s so stupid when parents smash that stuff. Like the one comment said, YOU bought it, why are you destroying it?? So now you’ve lost money AND your kid will hate you forever and they probably still won’t do better in school.
if i were that child i would purpusly do wore out of spite
Load More Replies...My dad just takes the Xbox power cord every night and we have to get permission to get it back.
She pointed out they were mounted to more nicely point out there weren't cheap ass old school tv's.
Uh, okay. None of that had shìt to do with anything other than that the kids either were slacking or not understanding their work. Nothing to do with TV or games. It’s your kids. They need to actually just do their work like everyone else.
Oh, look at my great parenting decisions, like buying my kids all this technology that's going to distract them not only from school work but from reality.
Anyone else feel like singing a verse from the Gene Wilder "W***y Wonka" movie? ....
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So...here is a mother who does what a parent ought to do: provide support for children, in a consistent way, balanced between strict an lenient. Why is it even needed to name this a good example compared to parents who smash their children's gaming consoles when they allegedly do something wrong? The latter is not called parenting but emotional abuse!
It's not the videogames nor the kids. It's parents failing in setting boundaries and limits. It's a good thing she understood that, but posting the way she handled it as an eye-opening and innovative way to deal with the errors she, as a mother, made in previous years seems a bit odd to me. After all, the parents chose to introduce all that equipment into the house and there's no doubt in my mind that they also used all that stuff as a means to keep the kids quiet. "Let me show you how good my kids have it." SMH. Burying your kids in technology doesn't mean that they are doing great. As their grades show.
She’s merely pointing out how all parents should act in this situation
Load More Replies...Love It!! People thought I was crazy when, after seeing the same thing happen with my 9 year-old grandson, I took him aside for a conversation about technology and other addictions while letting him assist in deciding what changes should be made based on the information he just took in about what is healthy and productive. According to others, I should have gotten angry and taken away everything entirely. The way I see it, what would he have learned by an absence of technology? The only lesson would have been not to anger Grandma.
Anger grandma? Impossible. Grandma is The one kids go to when parents are angry.
Load More Replies...Why are kids depressed? Correct answer: Global warming, incompetent leadership, stress of school, social problems, social injustice and inequality, competition of the future job market, etc, etc, etc, etc. Parents: iT’s tHe pHoNeS
Me: My stomach hurts My mom: iT's cUz yOu aLwAyS oN tHaT dAmN pHoNe
Load More Replies...Two questions: 1. Why is this another damn TikTok? 2. Why is Pink staring directly at me?
It’s so stupid when parents smash that stuff. Like the one comment said, YOU bought it, why are you destroying it?? So now you’ve lost money AND your kid will hate you forever and they probably still won’t do better in school.
if i were that child i would purpusly do wore out of spite
Load More Replies...My dad just takes the Xbox power cord every night and we have to get permission to get it back.
She pointed out they were mounted to more nicely point out there weren't cheap ass old school tv's.
Uh, okay. None of that had shìt to do with anything other than that the kids either were slacking or not understanding their work. Nothing to do with TV or games. It’s your kids. They need to actually just do their work like everyone else.
Oh, look at my great parenting decisions, like buying my kids all this technology that's going to distract them not only from school work but from reality.
Anyone else feel like singing a verse from the Gene Wilder "W***y Wonka" movie? ....
So far so good i give thanks to Dr. Okoji for great work he did for me during my time of distress, And i have never seen anything that works so fast and so effective like the spell that Dr. Okoji cast on my lover which brought my lover back to me. Here is Dr. Okoji details: (okojitemple@outlook.com) or whatssap +27732331494 for further inquiry and assistance https://okojitemple.wixsite.com/drokoji
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