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    Can kids (teens) really multi-task?

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    • M Offline
      mintcc
      last edited by

      hmmm I have yet met anyone who can really multitask. Those who can do it during TV says they were actually studying during commercial or less interesting part of the show.

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      • S Offline
        schellen
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        I agree with mincy and pinky. Even when people eat and read or eat and watch TV at the same time, there will be times when we get distracted by the book/show and forget to chew (or worse, forget about the spoon hovering in the air). :roll:

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          daisyt
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          Haha, so are we all \"outdated\" parents ? :shock: Personally I also don't agree with multi-tasking. I believe in \"Finish one thing, and then proceed to the other\".

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            sashimi
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            *I* maintain the opinion that \"multi-tasking\" is the world's MOST OVER-RATED \"virtue\".


            It should be banned in kids, adults and especially in the office! :x πŸ˜› :x

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            • ChiefKiasuC Offline
              ChiefKiasu
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              schellen:
              ... forget to chew (or worse, forget about the spoon hovering in the air). :roll:

              Kekekke... perfect example of why all those new media claims about the ability of gen-Z kids to multi-task is all hogwash.

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              • ChiefKiasuC Offline
                ChiefKiasu
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                sashimi:
                *I* maintain the opinion that \"multi-tasking\" is the world's MOST OVER-RATED \"virtue\".


                It should be banned in kids, adults and especially in the office! :x πŸ˜› :x
                Sashimi... I guess you must be the boss of the office :lol: Don't ban my stock market surfing... pleeazzz!

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                  sashimi
                  last edited by

                  ChiefKiasu:
                  sashimi:

                  *I* maintain the opinion that \"multi-tasking\" is the world's MOST OVER-RATED \"virtue\".


                  It should be banned in kids, adults and especially in the office! :x πŸ˜› :x

                  Sashimi... I guess you must be the boss of the office :lol: Don't ban my stock market surfing... pleeazzz!

                  Not at all! In fact, it's because of the way bosses never bother to reply emails, never read the reports, then email us to ask for the report we sent 2 weeks ago... that convinced me multi-tasking only serves to divide your mind into more parts than it can handle....

                  stock marketing surfing is not multi-tasking lah... that one is your personal life. πŸ™‚

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                  • O Offline
                    Observer
                    last edited by

                    The only multi tasking my son is allowed to do is hearing music in MP3 player while eating. :lol:


                    For me and wife, happy that he finish food without complaining (he's a damn fuzzy eater).

                    Watching TV and reading his school books - NO
                    Watching TV and reading his story books - Yes

                    So, we can allow the so-called multitasking in some area which doesn't affect them academically or physically.

                    πŸ˜„

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                      mintcc
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                      rememember when I was studying I also tell my parents that I am \"multi tasking\" when I want to watch TV πŸ˜› of course not much got in during TV time.

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                        csc
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                        ya, i only allowed my daughter to \"double-task' ie listening to her ipod when she is doing mundane homework like δΉ ε­—οΌŒζŠ„θŒƒζ–‡οΌŒcorrections and the like which do not require much 'brain' work. She says she is a audio learner and therefore needs music accompaniment while doing work. :lol:

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