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They all arrive at daycare by car, driven by their father, mother, sometimes grandparent, or sometimes another parent. All of them, securely strapped into their car seats, carry beloved toys and often a bottle or juice they sip through a straw. On the back of the passenger seat, they have a holder for their mobile phone or tablet. During the journey, they watch cartoons. When the broadcast stops because there's no signal, they let someone know. And when an advertisement comes on, they babble, "Announcement," because they know their parents have the power, from the seat in front, to reach out and skip it. Those who travel by subway or bus hold a tablet or their mother's mobile phone in their little hands and also watch cartoons and also let someone know when the broadcast stops, for example, because they're going through a tunnel with no signal. And then the mothers or fathers or the babysitter who brings them explain, in a pedagogical way, that "There's no signal" and that the cartoons will be back on shortly. And sometimes, they babble: "...chura," which means "no signal" in children's language.

I'm from the generation that watched cartoons on Super3 with our kids. Only at the time they were broadcast. Back then, we complained about the repeated episodes of Tom and JerryThe fact that children watch cartoons alone and at all times changes the way we all function. In contrast, adults still read stories to them. I'm from the generation where it was frowned upon for older children to play on their phones in a restaurant while their parents enjoyed their meal. Today, saying that children shouldn't use devices at the table is redundant. Parents do the same thing.