DoomsdaysCW<p>August 2025 Programs at Reid State Park</p><p>375 Seguinland Road, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgetownME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgetownME</span></a> 04548<br>(207) 371-2303</p><p>Learn to Clam <br>with Shellfish Warden John Hentz and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust<br>Friday, August 1, 10:00 a.m.—Noon <br>Meet at Todd’s Point parking lot near the Clam Trail. <br>Bring mud boots and gloves. — Learn about Maine’s clams and try your hand at clam digging.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Audubon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audubon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShoreBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShoreBird</span></a> Walk<br>Friday, August 8, 9:15—10:15 a.m.<br>Meet at the Todd’s Point greenspace. <br>Bring binoculars if you have them. & Wear sturdy shoes Learn about Piping Plovers and other shore birds during this presentation and beachwalk.</p><p>Seals!<br>Friday, August 15, 10:00—11:00 a.m.<br>Meet at the picnic tables at the lagoon. <br>Join park manager Haylee Parsons as she reads Andre The Famous Weather Notice Harbor Seal, then make your own seal mask afterwards. </p><p>Lobsters! <br>Friday, August 22, 10:00—11:00 a.m. <br>Meet at the pavilion. <br>Join Bureau Naturalist, Jocelyn Hubbell, for this fun-filled program about Maine’s famous lobsters. Someone will even be turned into a lobster! </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Jellyfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jellyfish</span></a> of Maine <br>with Jessica Weller, Friends of Reid State Park<br>Friday, August 29, 10:00—11:00 a.m.<br>Meet at the pavilion.<br>Did you know that jellyfish are not fish? In this hands-on program you'll learn about the jellyfish of Maine, what they eat, their life-cycle, why they are important, & and what to do if you encounter one. </p><p>Program Reminders:<br>- Programs are free with paid Park Entry.<br>- Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for changing weather conditions.<br>- Bring binoculars to the bird walk of you have them.</p><p>Cost: Programs are free with park admission. Day use: $1.00 ages 5-11, $5.00 Maine residents age 12-64, $7.00 non residents age 12-64, $2.00 non residents 65+; persons under 5 & Maine residents 65+ free.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedLearning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReidStatePark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReidStatePark</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>Life Under Logs at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MountBlue</span></a> State Park</p><p>Division / Program: Parks and Lands<br>Date: August 1, 2025<br>Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM<br>Location: 187 Webb Beach Road, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeldME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeldME</span></a> 04285<br>State Park: Mt Blue<br>Event Type: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureExploration</span></a></p><p>"Come join us for this short nature walk, where we will learn about the creatures that make their homes in the dirt and under logs.</p><p>"Meet at the nature center. Bring sturdy shoes and bug spray. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This program may be canceled in the case of rain."</p><p>Contact Name: The Park<br>Contact Phone: 207-585-2347<br>Cost: Programs are free with park admission. Day use: $1.00 ages 5-11, $5.00 Maine residents age 12-64, $7.00 non residents age 12-64, $2.00 non residents 65+; persons under 5 & Maine residents 65+ free</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineForests</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>TOMORROW! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestWalk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a> at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RangePond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RangePond</span></a> State Park</p><p>Date: July 30, 2025<br>Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM<br>Location: 26 State Park Rd, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PolandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolandME</span></a> 04274<br>State Park: Range Pond<br>Event Type: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureExploration</span></a></p><p>"Yes, we know it's a funny name, but here generations of Mainers have called it 'Going up to Camp'. In Japan they say '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShinrinYoku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinrinYoku</span></a>,' which literally means 'forest bath.' Make time for yourself, life is hectic. Come over to slow down and connect with Range Pond's forest and wildlife. Enjoy an hour of quiet. Do's: Prepare to be outside, which means black fly & tick precautions. Bring a folding chair if you want to sit. Don'ts: Leave those bars of soap at home and please leave your phone in your car. Ranger Lori, a retired educator and lifelong outdoor enthusiast will facilitate this program.</p><p>"Meet at 10:00 AM at the parking lot across from the Range Pond State Park gate. Children attending programs must be accompanied by an adult. Program may be canceled due to continuous precipitation, or lightning in the area."</p><p>Contact Name: The Park<br>Contact Phone: 207-998-4104<br>Cost: Programs are free with park admission. Day use: $1.00 ages 5-11, $6.00 Maine residents age 12-64, $8.00 non residents age 12-64, $2.00 non residents 65+; persons under 5 & Maine residents 65+ free</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestBathing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestBathing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureExploration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Taking another break to post more cool events happening in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>. A little weekday <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedLearning</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTime</span></a> action!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2021: Guide to the Growing World of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedLearning</span></a></p><p>“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach of us more than we can ever learn from books.”<br>John Lubbock</p><p>Excerpt: "Inspired by the Scandinavian embrace of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OutdoorLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OutdoorLearning</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestSchool</span></a> movement migrated to the UK in the 1990s and has grown strongly ever since. In the US, the first nature-based preschool, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewCanaanNatureCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewCanaanNatureCenter</span></a>, opened in 1967 in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a>. The pace of nature-based preschools was gradual until, many say, after the publication of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RichardLouv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardLouv</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastChildInTheWoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LastChildInTheWoods</span></a> in 2005. Soon after, the growth of these schools went wild, experiencing a 25-fold increase over the past decade.</p><p>"Around the world, the forest school movement has also been growing strong. Whether you find forest schools in the UK, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BushKindys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BushKindys</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waldkindergarten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waldkindergarten</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoriNoIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoriNoIe</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>, forest schools can be found in dozens of countries as parents and caretakers seek out the benefits of nature for their children, particularly for the early childhood years." </p><p><a href="https://www.childhoodbynature.com/guide-to-the-growing-world-of-nature-based-learning/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">childhoodbynature.com/guide-to</span><span class="invisible">-the-growing-world-of-nature-based-learning/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Stewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stewardship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalWorld</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LearningThrougNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearningThrougNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechAddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechAddiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmartPhoneAddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartPhoneAddiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineAudubon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineAudubon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GilslandFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GilslandFarm</span></a></p><p>Amazing Adaptations - For students entering Grades 1-4</p><p>August 22 - 26, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM</p><p>Location: 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, ME 04105</p><p>Note: There is no transportation at this time.</p><p>Program Description: "Campers will spend their days engaged in hands-on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>, open-ended exploration and discovery, and activities designed to foster <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stewardship</span></a> and build connection to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/natural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>natural</span></a> world—all while developing friendships, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a>, and having fun!"</p><p>"School-based programs are by invitation only. Schools will send out an invitation letter for students invited to attend their school-based programs."</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/portlandschools.org/summerschool/community-partner-programs/maine-audobon-gilsland-farm?authuser=0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/portlandschoo</span><span class="invisible">ls.org/summerschool/community-partner-programs/maine-audobon-gilsland-farm?authuser=0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/portlandschools.org/summerschool/community-partner-programs/maine-audobon-gilsland-farm?authuser=0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/portlandschoo</span><span class="invisible">ls.org/summerschool/community-partner-programs/maine-audobon-gilsland-farm?authuser=0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaineSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaineSchools</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScienceLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLearning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedLearning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RewildMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RewildMaine</span></a> Summer Camp: Open to Pre-K and K students at East End. </p><p>Location: Eastern Promenade Park, 247 Eastern Promenade Road</p><p>Dates: July 5-7; July 11-14; July 18-21, August 1-4; and August 8-11</p><p>Times: Monday - Thursday from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Program is half day only.</p><p>Program Description: Rewild Maine will facilitate and teach separate independent series of outdoor immersion classes and workshops for young children, specifically Pre-K and Kindergarten students at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastEndSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EastEndSchool</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a>.</p><p>Transportation: There is no transportation provided at this time, but the staff is willing to help families navigate the Metro Bus.</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/portlandschools.org/summerschool/community-partner-programs/rewild-maine?authuser=0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/portlandschoo</span><span class="invisible">ls.org/summerschool/community-partner-programs/rewild-maine?authuser=0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedLearning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SummerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, personally, I think the problem started when parents started using television sets as babysitters. And yeah. I had a TV (black and white) in my room at probably too young an age, and a landline when I was 16. Nowadays, I use a computer when I want to go online, and only use my smartphone for important calls/texts, and identifying birds and plants. I don't understand folks who are staring at their phones 24/7, and ignoring the world around them. It's been going on for a while now...</p><p>When Kids Are Addicted to Their Phones, Who is to Blame?</p><p>By Kathryn Jezer-Morton <br>Mar. 30, 2024</p><p>Excerpt: "While reading <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JonathanHaidt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonathanHaidt</span></a>’s recent long, evidence-filled manifesto in The Atlantic, 'End the Phone-Based Childhood Now,' I began to think about how this line of thinking has become costly to ignore. (Haidt’s book on which the article is based, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, came out on March 26.) He argues that indicators of childhood well-being in developed nations began precipitously decreasing at exactly the same time that smartphones became widely available. He argues, thoroughly, that these falling indicators can’t be linked to any one nation’s problem — instead, it’s the common denominator we all share. It’s not America and its guns. It’s not South Korea and its pressure on young people to test into professions. It’s everywhere, and it’s the phones.</p><p>"There is nuance to Haidt’s evidence, even though it is overwhelmingly making a simple, unambiguous argument. He identifies two entwined causes of the decline in young people’s mental health and well-being: parents’ increased protectiveness of their children and children’s increased access to smartphones. It’s not the fault of video games or even social media per se. (Millennials came of age with video games with no measurable harm done, and younger millennials came of age with social media in the desktop era — no lasting scars but for the embarrassing Facebook pics from 2007.) The problem is in the mobility of the technology. It’s the affordances of privacy and portability, and the access to these affordances, that parents have given their children.</p><p>"Ultimately, what Haidt is implying, with the utmost tact, is that we parents need to start acting differently. Our kids’ reliance on mobile devices to pass the time starts long before high school, and it coalesces into an unshakeable habit under our watch — or, rather, while our gaze is averted and we’re looking at our phones. No legislation, no industry-oversight panel, is going to help us. Apple’s and Google’s executives know enough to withhold mobile devices from their kids, but they’re not going to stop selling them to ours.</p><p>"What Haidt doesn’t say is that parents can’t change their kids’ relationships with their phones and tablets without also addressing their own. Criticizing parents is very treacherous for any public figure, so it’s understandable that Haidt would avoid doing so.</p><p>"People with very strong opinions about parenting are usually pushing a skewed ideological agenda and are best ignored. A 'screen-free childhood'? Sounds precious. No thanks! Haidt may be an over-50 white guy, but he is not making an ideological argument in this book. His suggestions are realistic, and his argument is not shrill. We’re beyond moral panic. I know many children who are absolutely addicted to their mobile devices, whether we’re talking about a Nintendo Switch, a phone, or an iPad. This circumstance is normal now — so normal, in fact, that you’d be rude and tasteless to remark on it. Our social norms have been very quickly reshaped around this behavior. Kids who aren’t on iPads at the restaurant are the ones who get remarked on, not those who are.</p><p>"It’s a lot like any other kind of addiction: We’ve learned to tread very lightly around it, to explain it away. But unlike adults who live with addiction, children are not responsible for themselves. They can reasonably expect their parents to take responsibility for them, at least until high school. (At which point even Haidt says they get to have phones, so all bets are off!)</p><p>"The impossible condition of parenting is part of what has gotten us here. Parents work too much, and there is no affordable care infrastructure anywhere. It is inevitable for many parents to be working while trying to care for young children. But we do a lot more on our phones than work. It’s where we socialize and stay in touch, and the inflated amount of time we spend texting alone is a monopolizing factor. Is it possible that we have reached peak texting? Would it be possible for us to text less? I am nauseated at the thought of texting more — I truly hope we’ve hit our limit, but who am I kidding? We are at least as addicted to our phones as our kids are; we need them in order to relax. And since we don’t feel safe letting our kids wander around the neighborhood freely while we scroll in peace, we keep them inside with us, scrolling.</p><p>"It’s not just the parents who can’t afford child care whose children are addicted to their phones by age 10. Many parents of means and privilege rely on phones to keep their kids 'happy' to a degree that is — and here I’m going to break the No. 1 rule of parenting writing and shame people — totally gratuitous and lazy. I would be very interested to read a study of parents explaining why they have their children eat dinner in front of an iPad: For many people it’s exhaustion at the end of a long day, but for others it’s an unwillingness to deal with the challenging task of teaching your kids how to act. People tether their children to iPads so as to streamline and optimize their own lives, to avoid meltdowns and chaos. Everyone can be engaged in a semblance of respectable pantomimed productivity through their individual screens, and peace can reign. No messes, no fighting, no whining."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/children-teen-smartphone-addiction-what-to-do.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecut.com/article/children-te</span><span class="invisible">en-smartphone-addiction-what-to-do.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MentalWellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalWellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teenagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teenagers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeaningfulConnections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulConnections</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechAddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechAddiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmartPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartPhones</span></a> are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingUsDown</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The teen '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Luddites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luddites</span></a>' rethinking how they use tech ahead of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>'s#under16's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialMediaBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaBan</span></a></p><p>By Lucia Stein and Fiona Pepper for Brain Rot</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/luddites-phone-free-australia-teen-social-media-ban/105343034" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/lud</span><span class="invisible">dites-phone-free-australia-teen-social-media-ban/105343034</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheLudditeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLudditeClub</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LudditeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LudditeClub</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MentalWellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalWellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teenagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teenagers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Luddites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luddites</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JoinTheLudditeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoinTheLudditeClub</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeaningfulConnections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulConnections</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReadBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadBooks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CreateArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreateArt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WriteBadPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WriteBadPoetry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BePresent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BePresent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechAddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechAddiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmartPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartPhones</span></a> are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingUsDown</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime</span></a></p>
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