# What screens take away from a child’s imagination

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# What screens take away from a child’s imagination

Restored from Instagram stories · 9 May 2022

The most funny thing here is that,

observational learning is one of the fastest ways a child learns from their surroundings.This can be easily translated to, the early days of observational learning that a child has - can have a direct impact on the intelligence and emotional quotient growth as the child grows

This is rather very powerful and puts a greater sense of responsibilities as adults of how and when we behave around a child.

even though observational learning is very powerful, i am concerned that it's yet to be given powerful technical aids by edu-tech people unless they can put it on a performance bar like other edu aids.

it pains me that most edu-techs till the age of 5 concentrate on their own form of training where the child's effectiveness is measured on a performance scale without allowing them to learn from observational learning.

which takes me to the point

--> get your child away from these fancy stuff. they don't need it. create an environment where they can learn the most from observational learning.

anyone who has a child or is carrying one, needs to be super responsible on how to grow them and to which environment you are exposing you and your child(ren) to.

i am super vested into how children are being raised and educated because children have no idea that they are in this world and what they should do.

the prime responsibility of the state and the parents is to ensure that this children are raised as heavily intelligent because every child inherently is super intelligent in their own way.

one of the prime things that can dumb them down is TV and that jack-ass phone you can give them.

it doesn't matter if you are dumb. but don't be dumb enough to raise the next gen as dumb.

remember we are fighting a two-front war

1. fight against idiots rn who are taking away everything that's peaceful around us.

2. fight against idiots who are trying to take away everything you worked for so that your kids will not have it.

so, you have a bigger responsibility here.

remember - only education can liberate. if someone says you to ditch education, fight against them. they are your enemy.

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