Let your kids be bored once in a while

I promise it won’t kill them.

“Silhouette of a man looking at his phone against a bright wall in Toronto.” by Warren Wong on Unsplash

While waiting for my daughter’s ballet lesson to end, I witnessed a father give his son, who couldn’t have been older than two, his iPhone. Within moments, the kid was watching Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.

Now, here’s the thing. I have no problem with the choice of programming. I’m also not privy to this dude’s life —…