So I decided to spend the weekend at my uncle's place because it has been many years I went there.


In the midnight, around 1am, I heard the television was on and I thought he forget to put it off.


So I went to the living room only to see his son of about 4-5 years old watching cartoon. I was shocked and asked him to go and sleep, which he grudgingly agreed.


Now, early morning around 5am or so, same thing happened. I want to the living room and saw him there.


This time he refused to go to bed.


I later found out that's how he does. I wonder if he ever sleeps at night.

The parents are not even bothered, but I'm worried. When we were growing up, who are you to stay awake past 9pm watching TV? Not to talk about waking up at night. Even in the day time you better not be caught idling away on front of the TV when others are busy.

This one just comes to the living room anytime he likes and puts on the TV.

Is this how kids of nowadays behave?

That's how addiction starts. He's addicted to the cartoons and his parents are too nonchalant to notice.

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Please parents and guardians of children, do take care to moderate the screen time of your children so that their brains can develop properly and they'll have the ability to concentrate properly.

While colourful cartoons with songs are cheap to get, attractive and capable of keeping children engaged, they also are capable of making children develop short attention span when used excessively.

A better option to try is hard coloured cartoon books... Read to your child and show them the pictures from the book. Let them develop the habit of reading.

God bless all parents out there and give you all knowledge, wisdom and resources to raise children capable of uplifting Nigeria and the world.

His parents failed him

LandMann:
That's how addiction starts. He's addicted to the cartoons and his parents are too nonchalant to to notice.

Failed parenting

LandMann:
That's how addiction starts. He's addicted to the cartoons and his parents are too nonchalant to to notice.

It's terrible. I fear for his future

It is good to pet lover or child'' but everything has limit. After now he will indulge in other bad things since nobody cares, if he begin to use phone that is where the main problem will come.
This same lifestyle spoil my uncle's second son, that guy now always on colos. U can't give ur child 100% freedom in the name of pet' caution him when necessary.

Na as dem take train ham!

That boy will hate u sha

The ability to say NO is one of the greatest tools in the life of an individual... The parents are clueless of the wrong they are doing to that kid.

This your title is fear-inducing, as if the child is in some kinda danger.

As for the child's TV-watching, it's up to his parents to parent him. If they want to spoil him and let him do what he wants at 5-years old, that's their prerogative. They're the ones who will suffer the consequences lateron when they can no longer control him.

U are right man.

My brother's children used to stay awake all night playing games and during the day,the house will be very calm and quiet ,meaning they are sleeping.


Modern day parenting is the reason some children abuse adults at will.

Only poor man fit come somebody house dey set rules.

How does he pay attention in class?
One of the reasons children do go to bed early, is to have a clear mind in class the next day.
That child will turn out to be an olodo.

lovediehatelive:
■ So I decided to spend the weekend at my uncle's place because it has been many years I went there.
In the midnight, around 1am, I heard the television was on and I thought he forget to put it off.
So I went to the living room only to see his son of about 4-5 years old watching cartoon. I was shocked and asked him to go and sleep, which he grudgingly agreed.
Now, early morning around 5am or so, same thing happened. I want to the living room and saw him there. This time he refused to go to bed.
I later found out that's how he does. I wonder if he ever sleeps at night.
The parents are not even bothered, but I'm worried. When we were growing up, who are you to stay awake past 9pm watching TV? Not to talk about waking up at night. Even in the day time you better not be caught idling away on front of the TV when others are busy.
This one just comes to the living room anytime he likes and puts on the TV.Is this how kids of nowadays behave?

This isn't how kids behave. Rather, your uncle and his wife are irresponsible parents. At that age, kids still need approximately 10 hours of sleep each night to help them build their brain and mind. Imagine a grown up functioning that way to understand how terrible what those two are doing to that kid is.


https://www.psypost.org/2023/07/parent-set-bedtimes-result-in-healthier-sleep-patterns-for-adolescents-study-finds-167009

Exodus15v11:
This your title is fear-inducing, as if the child is in some kinda danger.

As for the child's TV-watching, it's up to his parents to parent him. If they want to spoil him and let him do what he wants at 5-years old, that's their prerogative. They're the ones who will suffer the consequences lateron when they can no longer control him.

That innocent child will suffer too.

Please speak to his parents. This habit will surely affect his mental health.

You dare not stay outside the house when it’s past 6, better go look for where you go sleep that night, that was how I was trained

And once my dad don watch news of 9 on air then with our box black and white tv, na make everyon disperse go their rooms go sleep, sometime my older siblings stay up later into the night to watch movies, but my dad always take me away from them that if my brothers no even pursue me go sleep be that oo

Parents of these days are too lazy and non chalants towards their children/ward

Like in this boy’s case, don’t the parents wake at night to check on it or take him to pee?

As for just leave the boy, the era of everyone discipline a child is over, if you try harder to correct him or stop him youat have issues with the parents and the boy may antagonize you

lovediehatelive:
So I decided to spend the weekend at my uncle's place because it has been many years I went there.


In the midnight, around 1am, I heard the television was on and I thought he forget to put it off.


So I went to the living room only to see his son of about 4-5 years old watching cartoon. I was shocked and asked him to go and sleep, which he grudgingly agreed.


Now, early morning around 5am or so, same thing happened. I want to the living room and saw him there.


This time he refused to go to bed.


I later found out that's how he does. I wonder if he ever sleeps at night.

The parents are not even bothered, but I'm worried. When we were growing up, who are you to stay awake past 9pm watching TV? Not to talk about waking up at night. Even in the day time you better not be caught idling away on front of the TV when others are busy.

This one just comes to the living room anytime he likes and puts on the TV.

Is this how kids of nowadays behave?

Easy, I’ll pull out the plug after 9pm and change the battery polarity.
They have failed that child and when he’s older and is playing games and his parents want to discipline him he would call the cops

That's how I met one babe, she behaves like toy, to much cartoon

id4sho:
That's how I met one babe, she behaves like toy, to much cartoon

That is an entirely different situation from this. There is nothing wrong with being an Otaku. But there's everything wrong with what OP described.

lovediehatelive:
So I decided to spend the weekend at my uncle's place because it has been many years I went there.


In the midnight, around 1am, I heard the television was on and I thought he forget to put it off.


So I went to the living room only to see his son of about 4-5 years old watching cartoon. I was shocked and asked him to go and sleep, which he grudgingly agreed.


Now, early morning around 5am or so, same thing happened. I want to the living room and saw him there.


This time he refused to go to bed.


I later found out that's how he does. I wonder if he ever sleeps at night.

The parents are not even bothered, but I'm worried. When we were growing up, who are you to stay awake past 9pm watching TV? Not to talk about waking up at night. Even in the day time you better not be caught idling away on front of the TV when others are busy.

This one just comes to the living room anytime he likes and puts on the TV.

Is this how kids of nowadays behave?

Na their type dey sleep for class. Poor parenting

This world is changing everyday. What the heck is accelerating this change?

With time he will soon find solace in other adult channels.

That's me in my childhood

Exodus15v11:
This your title is fear-inducing, as if the child is in some kinda danger.

As for the child's TV-watching, it's up to his parents to parent him. If they want to spoil him and let him do what he wants at 5-years old, that's their prerogative. They're the ones who will suffer the consequences lateron when they can no longer control him.

At a point, others outside will suffer too when he’s done with his parents

He will be very dull in school.

Spoilt brat

Small stout will do the magic..
What am I even saying self

The boy's parents are over-indulging him.

Parents should know when to set boundaries for little kids!