Felix Neureuther
Instagram posting causes discussions
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Ex-athlete Felix Neureuther caused a lively discussion with an Instagram post criticizing media use by children.
The former ski racer Felix Neureuther, 38, has three children together with his wife Miriam Neureuther, 32: Matilda, 6, Leo, 3, and Lotta, 10 months, and as a father of three, of course he also deals with the topic of education. Parents inevitably come to a point where the issue of media use comes up. The ex-athlete is now posting a newspaper article on Instagram that focuses on and criticizes the use of mobile phones, tablets and the like by children under the age of three – and thus sparks a lively discussion under the post.
Felix Neureuther: Lively debate on Instagram
The article states, among other things, that “devices such as smartphones, tablets and televisions hinder growing up healthy”. Although Felix Neureuther does not write any text for the posting, he provides it with a meaningful emoji: two hands held up. So, the excerpt from the article is his personal opinion, which rejects screen time in young children. Many fans agree with the ex-athlete and complain that some parents don’t know how to deal with their little ones and make it easy for themselves to put them in front of the TV or on their cell phones. Many children would no longer play outside in nature and would grow up carefree without the media. But not all Instagram users share this view.
Many Instagram fans disagree with the ex-ski racer
Because many users find such generalization difficult and are in favor of relaxed parenthood. Sure, you shouldn’t just sit your kid in front of the TV for hours to keep them quiet, but many users find that a little screen time is okay when mom and dad want to take a breather. “There are parents, mostly mothers, who are completely exhausted, who give almost everything to reconcile child(ren), household, job, management of EVERYTHING (keyword “mental load”). They just need 20 minutes , to finish thinking a straight sentence. Many have no support from grandma and grandpa, no daycare place or a regular nanny. I therefore find the condemnation of small children by the media to be very superficial. Just because you see it with other parents with children in a restaurant, for example. observed. Do you know what these parents have already done all day? Maybe they have been intensively occupied with their child without the media? And want to have a 30-minute adult conversation for dinner. Let’s finally stop judging other parents!! ” [sic]
What is certain is that the topic of media use among children occupies many parents and that there are different opinions and approaches. In the end, everyone has to find their own way of dealing with it.
Sources used: instagram.com