I can see both sides. Father of a 5 & 7 yr old myself, I readily admit that all children are different. We just returned from a trip to Disney World for spring break with the kids. They loved it, but I was surprised to see how many kids (over 5 yrs old) were being wheeled around in strollers and playing on tablets and devices, oblivious to their surroundings at the moment. Of course my perspective is skewed, I didn't observe these kids all day, maybe they were just taking a break, or coming down from some kind of melt down?
We are a geek family, we had 2 laptops, 2 tablets and 2 handhelds back at the hotel. These devices were critical to maintaining sanity on the 4 hour plane ride there and 5 hours back, plus the lay overs; but I wouldn't have dreamed of bringing them to the park! We also kicked our kids out of the strollers when they were 3. So I personally was a bit saddened to see so many kids plugged in, rather than experiencing the magic around them. Even if there was more to the story as to why they were heads down in a game, rather than heads up in awe.
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We are a geek family, we had 2 laptops, 2 tablets and 2 handhelds back at the hotel. These devices were critical to maintaining sanity on the 4 hour plane ride there and 5 hours back, plus the lay overs; but I wouldn't have dreamed of bringing them to the park! We also kicked our kids out of the strollers when they were 3. So I personally was a bit saddened to see so many kids plugged in, rather than experiencing the magic around them. Even if there was more to the story as to why they were heads down in a game, rather than heads up in awe.