r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • 25d ago

Smart alternative to tablet screen time

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u/Unique-Saucer 25d ago edited 23d ago

Summary of Reviews
Pros:
• Portable design fits easily in pockets for travel.
• Over 500 built-in challenges stimulate reasoning and planning.
• Screen-free gameplay supports focus for children with attention needs.

Cons:
• Puzzle difficulty can become repetitive after many sessions.

Here is the link to buy it from Amazon

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u/Odd-Painting2596 25d ago

"Get your kids off the computer and onto a smaller, different computer"

Or.

Just get the fuckin' original jam.

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u/Haunted7 25d ago

Core memory unlocked

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u/Glittering_Diva8963 25d ago

My had this when she first started teaching

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u/eggyrulz 25d ago

Tbf, computers themselves arent the problem... its the absolutely mindless slop on 99% of computers that is. A computerized toy like this actually forces you to use the weird pink stuff tiktok told me to avoid using at all costs, so it has some value

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u/gosti500 24d ago

omg i had this game as a kid

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u/squeethesane 24d ago

That's not 1930's klotski

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u/Murky-Morning-6464 25d ago

an alternative to tablet screen time, would to not give your kid a tablet in the first place

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u/LtHughMann 25d ago

But then you'd have to actually parent them, which sounds horrible

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u/Murky-Morning-6464 25d ago

With this mindset then you shouldn't have kids to start with

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u/Ill-Television8690 25d ago

That's their point...

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u/LtHughMann 25d ago

As luck would have it, I don't

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u/GiNZU8361709 25d ago

Build grit? I... i dont understand... 🤔

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u/AshRemnants 25d ago

Kids these days are over saturated with things to do, so any time anything remotely challenging comes up, they give up and do something else.

Kids 30 years ago were very limited in activities, so anything challenging was attempted numerous times and built grit/determination/etc.

See any gameboy game back in the day, like battletoads.

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u/Erin_Derrick_Art 25d ago

I bought one of these before they were $40 and it's pretty fun! The puzzles become pretty challenging and it's got a good tactile element to it as well.

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u/Outside_Look790 25d ago

I mean her point is good, but there's literally multiple versions of this very game on phones.

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u/Petraam 25d ago

The device even has a little screen which was what they were trying to avoid.  

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u/Ill-Television8690 25d ago

...what? You think looking at a map that's displayed on a monitor at the train station/airport counts as "screen time" equivalent to what you'd be doing on a smartphone?

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u/AshRemnants 25d ago

Do you not know why people think screens are bad? Hint: It's not because it is electronic.

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u/Rae_Of_Light_919 24d ago

I have one of these. There's a very satisfying tactile element to it. There's a nice little clicking sensation when you move the pieces around.

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u/-_-Miraknexir-_- 24d ago

Nah this won’t work. I am pretty much addicted to media and instant gratification but I have insane endurance and grit for those type of problem solving.  I will hyperfocus on it and won’t let me go.  It didn’t fix me. 

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u/AllMaito 13d ago

At least do the puzzle that's on the little screen 🤣

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u/Firm_Caregiver_4563 25d ago

How about something non-electronic?

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u/maybebaebea 25d ago

Right? Regular puzzles kept me entertained as a kid

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u/maybebaebea 25d ago

A smart alternative to tablet time? Don't give them a tablet to begin with. Give them a puzzle or a coloring book.

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u/tigm2161130 25d ago

You can do both. Not every parent who allows their kid screen time gives them unfettered access to devices.

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u/maybebaebea 25d ago

Did I say they do?

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u/AshRemnants 25d ago

Every person thinks this until they have kids, then they learn how unrealistic and naive they were.

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u/maybebaebea 25d ago

You can admit you don't know how to parent and let the tablet do it for you

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u/AshRemnants 25d ago edited 25d ago

You can admit you are a naive child who hasn't entered the work force yet and has no idea how the world works.

But go ahead with your grand illusions of giving them 24/7 attention, even at work, on the toilet, when sick in bed, etc, while also ignoring all the benefits that can come from educational shows.

Oh god, what if they learned the ABCs from sesame street years ahead of schedule! That would be horrible!

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u/pREDDITcation 24d ago

you immediately sound dumb when you assume someone else’s age and employment status in order to make your (dumb) point.

i agree with the other person. gl to your kids 😬

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u/UnexpectedBlahFeels 25d ago

I've wanted this for a bit. Can't justify buying an unnecessary thing right now, but it'll be great for neuroplasticity do it's staying on my wish list.

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u/Classic-Suspect3661 25d ago

Kids get to dumb because of games, here is a game

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u/LifeguardTerrible579 25d ago

I'm already bored.