rant · moment 10 of 16
Screen-Addicted Toddlers Screaming for Tucker Carlson
from Hantavirus Cruise & iPad Babies | The Tim Dillon Show #495 · #495
7 min
Tim reacts to a viral clip of a crying baby wanting an iPad, riffs on kids being little screen junkies who no longer play outside, and jokes about how much daily screen time is appropriate for a one-year-old.
- Tim recounts giving his toddler chicken nuggets without fiber, leading to digestive issues while watching the iPad.
- Parents shouldn't have to raise their kids and should be able to give them iPads all day, according to the article Tim cites.
- Sky News suggests getting realistic: parents will give their kids iPads regardless of what experts say.
- Video montage shows toddlers screaming because they can't watch YouTube, with one child specifically wanting to watch Tucker Carlson.
- Kids are addicted to screens like junkies, and modern children are sticky-fingered addicts demanding their devices.
- Tim observes kids no longer want to play outside because all their friends are playing video games instead.
- Screens are now where children live; it's hard to imagine a world where that changes.
- Tim compares screen addiction to recovery programs: AA requires abstinence, but OA and sex addiction programs require moderation.
- Teaching kids responsible internet use is essential because Mark Zuckerberg will get to them otherwise.
- A generation given the internet late in life has scrambled their brains and is destroying everything in the world.
- Tim knows people who have blocked their own mothers on Facebook to avoid seeing what she posts.
- Tim recommends no more than one hour of screen time per day for kids, but not his own program.
- For a one-year-old on screen, set a timer and check back five hours later.