ubergeeknz: As a parent of a very inquisitive and active child, I laugh at the concept of "letting" your rugrat/toddler do something.  Whether or not you "let" them, they do get out of your control sometimes.  It's not like you can chain them to a bloody post, and nor is it healthy to stem their creativity in this way.

I don't know how many 111 calls our boy has made and we certainly never "let" him play with a phone, some kids just get into everything, it's called exploring your environment and it's a natural part of their development.  It's simply not feasible to keep your phone under lock and key 24/7 especially if it's a cordless, they get left places, and are so much fun to play with!

Getting nuisance calls like this is a symptom of something called "sharing a planet with other human beings".  Have a laugh and get over it :)

ubergeeknz: As a parent of a very inquisitive and active child, I laugh at the concept of "letting" your rugrat/toddler do something.  Whether or not you "let" them, they do get out of your control sometimes.  It's not like you can chain them to a bloody post, and nor is it healthy to stem their creativity in this way.

I don't know how many 111 calls our boy has made and we certainly never "let" him play with a phone, some kids just get into everything, it's called exploring your environment and it's a natural part of their development.  It's simply not feasible to keep your phone under lock and key 24/7 especially if it's a cordless, they get left places, and are so much fun to play with!

Getting nuisance calls like this is a symptom of something called "sharing a planet with other human beings".  Have a laugh and get over it :)

Technofreak:

ubergeeknz: As a parent of a very inquisitive and active child, I laugh at the concept of "letting" your rugrat/toddler do something.  Whether or not you "let" them, they do get out of your control sometimes.  It's not like you can chain them to a bloody post, and nor is it healthy to stem their creativity in this way.

I don't know how many 111 calls our boy has made and we certainly never "let" him play with a phone, some kids just get into everything, it's called exploring your environment and it's a natural part of their development.  It's simply not feasible to keep your phone under lock and key 24/7 especially if it's a cordless, they get left places, and are so much fun to play with!

Getting nuisance calls like this is a symptom of something called "sharing a planet with other human beings".  Have a laugh and get over it :)

Hmmmmm

Yes exploring their environment is a natural part of their development, but also teaching restraint and discipline is also part of rearing a child.

Do you allow your child to play with the household cleaning chemicals, or the hot elements on the stove, or poke metal objects into 3 pin sockets?  I'm assuming you don't, so why can't/don't you stop them playing with things like the phone as well.

As for your sharing the planet comment, I find that flippant and rather selfish.  Perhaps you'd be happy sharing the planet with a neighbour who plays loud music when you're trying to get your infant off to sleep.

ubergeeknz:

Technofreak:

ubergeeknz: As a parent of a very inquisitive and active child, I laugh at the concept of "letting" your rugrat/toddler do something.  Whether or not you "let" them, they do get out of your control sometimes.  It's not like you can chain them to a bloody post, and nor is it healthy to stem their creativity in this way.

I don't know how many 111 calls our boy has made and we certainly never "let" him play with a phone, some kids just get into everything, it's called exploring your environment and it's a natural part of their development.  It's simply not feasible to keep your phone under lock and key 24/7 especially if it's a cordless, they get left places, and are so much fun to play with!

Getting nuisance calls like this is a symptom of something called "sharing a planet with other human beings".  Have a laugh and get over it :)

Hmmmmm

Yes exploring their environment is a natural part of their development, but also teaching restraint and discipline is also part of rearing a child.

Do you allow your child to play with the household cleaning chemicals, or the hot elements on the stove, or poke metal objects into 3 pin sockets?  I'm assuming you don't, so why can't/don't you stop them playing with things like the phone as well.

As for your sharing the planet comment, I find that flippant and rather selfish.  Perhaps you'd be happy sharing the planet with a neighbour who plays loud music when you're trying to get your infant off to sleep.

How do you compare a phone to dangerous chemicals and sharp objects?  You want me to lock my phone up in a cabinet?  What a ridiculous argument.  The outcomes of a toddler getting hold of these two things are vastly different.

Furthermore, I couldn't care less if the neighbours play loud music, children can sleep through just about anything.

Technofreak:

ubergeeknz: As a parent of a very inquisitive and active child, I laugh at the concept of "letting" your rugrat/toddler do something.  Whether or not you "let" them, they do get out of your control sometimes.  It's not like you can chain them to a bloody post, and nor is it healthy to stem their creativity in this way.

I don't know how many 111 calls our boy has made and we certainly never "let" him play with a phone, some kids just get into everything, it's called exploring your environment and it's a natural part of their development.  It's simply not feasible to keep your phone under lock and key 24/7 especially if it's a cordless, they get left places, and are so much fun to play with!

Getting nuisance calls like this is a symptom of something called "sharing a planet with other human beings".  Have a laugh and get over it :)

Hmmmmm

Yes exploring their environment is a natural part of their development, but also teaching restraint and discipline is also part of rearing a child.

Do you allow your child to play with the household cleaning chemicals, or the hot elements on the stove, or poke metal objects into 3 pin sockets?  I'm assuming you don't, so why can't/don't you stop them playing with things like the phone as well.

As for your sharing the planet comment, I find that flippant and rather selfish.  Perhaps you'd be happy sharing the planet with a neighbour who plays loud music when you're trying to get your infant off to sleep.

Bee: As a new Parent I can confidently say - If you are not a parent then you REALLY have NO IDEA about children - raising them and how they behave etc... you may think "I do know, I was a child once " but actually having your own children is a real eye opener and a huge learning curve!