prettyveil

I was watching an ad on YouTube with my kids recently and it got my attention. The ad was about a gadget watch that asked a kid to do chores within a set time limit.  The kid’s parent set it in advance, then the kid marked the action before going to the next one.  Meanwhile, the parent tracked the child on his phone. The child brushes his teeth and the mother, while sitting on the couch in the living room, checks to see if the chores are being done. The related videos that came along were similar, like a mini robot that talks and entertains the child all the time and a bottle of water that helps the parent track the amount of water the child drank.   I don’t know why I found it weird.  Modern or strange? It might be a great tool to make children responsible or entertained, but my personal opinion is that we as humans can replace all these gadgets.   I am sure that there will be a lot more gadgets aiming for children that parents will spend a lot on in order to keep their litt