You mean lick him?In fairness to TNB he does seem to interact with Alf more, and actually talk to him
You mean lick him?In fairness to TNB he does seem to interact with Alf more, and actually talk to him
They are such a weird familyYou mean lick him?
I don’t think I knew this.Guys, don’t think it’s been mentioned, but Ash has been big boobed since 14.
I go shopping with my 4 & 2 year old every week - the youngest gets put in the buggy, the oldest gets a wee trolley & goes round the shop getting their snacks (usually grapes, bananas, Soreen & sometimes a cookie). He loads up his little trolley at the check out, pays & packs his little bag it's the sweetest thing in the world & poor Alf doesn't get any of that.Why don’t they get him a little shopping trolley and get him to walk round and help? That’s what I used to do with my daughter when she was little, she used to love it. Obviously it took twice as long to get round but it made it that bit more bearable. And she was a fiesty little thing at Alf’s age too so they really shouldn’t have a problem with him doing something like that seeing how docile he usually is. They just can’t be arsed to interact with him or encourage his learning and development. I think they genuinely see it as the childminders job to teach him things. That’s the thing with these over privileged head’s though, too lazy to do stuff for themselves and expect everyone else to do it for them.
That’s true! Tech is here to stay, so screen time here and there isn’t a bad thing. It’s the things on the screen that are more of an issue. The fine motor skills aspect of having the iPad is lost on him if he’s watching a never ending stream of videos.I don’t think I knew this.
I guess what I’m saying about iPads is that there is a time and place, but they shouldn’t be used replace interaction. This clearly happens in Ashley’s and poor Alf’s case.
But it’s taught him all the days of the month and the ability to count to 100 don’t you knowHow does she not see those clips of Alf looking like a zombie hypnotised by the screen, and feel awful?
maybe it’s because she’s just looking at herself?
i think screen time causes too much guilt for most parents, but she and Tommy should be ashamed of what they’ve taken from that child
a couple of hours a day? Sure. No big deal. Not ideal but nobody is perfect.
but he’s literally always on it. I’ve never seen anything like it!
With you here, 2yo & 6m old and have a weekly delivery slot for now. Despite this, when we do brave the shops I wouldn’t have thought to use a screen.I do all my shopping online and avoid taking my 4yo to a supermarket at all costs
But actually he loves helping with scan as you shop!
Totally agree. If this is what she is posting on insta, what is she not?!? I don’t take pics of our boy playing games on a tablet for 30 mins. I might have ones from rugby, or playing hit ball (what he calls golf and if you saw a video of this you would know why 🫣), building dens or baking. All the things we do together for all the other hours of the day. It’s the fact that this is her content that’s really really sad.How does she not see those clips of Alf looking like a zombie hypnotised by the screen, and feel awful?
maybe it’s because she’s just looking at herself?
i think screen time causes too much guilt for most parents, but she and Tommy should be ashamed of what they’ve taken from that child
a couple of hours a day? Sure. No big deal. Not ideal but nobody is perfect.
but he’s literally always on it. I’ve never seen anything like it!
Yes this is what I find concerning too, my videos of my son on social media are him doing random activities around the house. She doesn't have any of those - Alfie is always plonked in the pram with ipad or that's not my book in hand. He is always so docile and placid... and seems almost wary of things?T
Totally agree. If this is what she is posting on insta, what is she not?!? I don’t take pics of our boy playing games on a tablet for 30 mins. I might have ones from rugby, or playing hit ball (what he calls golf and if you saw a video of this you would know why 🫣), building dens or baking. All the things we do together for all the other hours of the day. It’s the fact that this is her content that’s really really sad.
completely agree with this - it’s why they feed him sugary snacks rather than meals, take him to the same three places (library, soft play and grufallo forest), put him forward facing (he kicked Off the other way round), do all his naps in the pram and buy him the same books. Anything new or progressive might cause upset and that is too much work for these two over-inflated egos.I actually wonder if its the opposite. He always seems so docile and chilled out on instagram because he always has a screen in front of him. I think neither of them know how or want to deal with the crazy toddler stage so rather than let him sit in the trolley making a fuss or run around causing carnage they constantly placate him with the ipad. The ipad is the easy way out so they don’t have to parent him or deal with tantrums. But it means he’s not learning to deal with his emotions or learning to express himself which is what this stage in their development is all about. She’s said before how she doesn’t let him cry. I’d say they both almost have a fear of it. The first indication of tears or a tantrum they give in and put him in front of a screen