Bottom line parents have gotten lazy.
Agreed. TV and videogames tag in as parents when the parents feel like they could use a break from parenting.
TV and Videogames tag in as parents? On what planet? Does the tv wash their clothes, feed them and lead them through their daily existence until the become self sufficient?
I think that this is more generational spite that older folks get. You're mad when kids are entertained, but back in the day "the sandlot" "tagged in as parents" when the parents needed a break? N'aw. The parents stayed the parents. The parents still are the parents.