When I get home from work I generally ask the kids how they are going and what they've been up to during the day. Clearly this isn't remarkable; however I get concerned when they immediately enter into an exhaustive description of what they've seen on YouTube.
My concern is very simple - telling me about their favorite YouTube video is actually telling me about the fun someone else has had, and to be honest, I'm not interested! Call me old fashioned, but I want to know what my own kids have experienced in the real world!
Like everything in life, watching YouTube is not a problem in moderation; however the problems start when it becomes an obsession as would be the case with one of my children if I let it (ie. if I did not restrict access). I would hate to think that my child was gaining all of their enjoyment through the deeds and eyes of someone else.
As I keep telling my kids, things happen when you go outside and interact with the real world, and these things then become the basis of your own stories. Surely this is a much better and more fun way to live your life than to do so vicariously through the actions of others.
What do you think?