A mom who prefers her children don't use screens captured the moment her curious baby found just that on a flight, looking amazed by what he was seeing.
Lisa Hobbs, 24, strongly believes that a screen is not a pacifier or a babysitter, and doesn't want her first son to have access to screens before the age of 2. On his first flight to San Diego to visit family, Hobbs' baby boy caught a look at a screen belonging to another passenger, locking his eyes on what he saw.
"He is fascinated by screens and we don't get upset if he looks and wonders what it is, we just redirect his attention to toys and games when we can," she told Newsweek.
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Lisa Hobbs' son, who is raised without screens, is fascinated by a laptop he sees on his first flight. Lisa Hobbs' son, who is raised without screens, is fascinated by a laptop he sees on his first flight. @lisahobbsftm/TikTokThe video shared by Hobbs, which has been seen over 1 million since it was shared on November 14, shows her son on her partner's lap during a flight, looking across the row to a person using a laptop.
In the text overlay of the short clip, Hobbs reveals that she is an "anti-screen mom for babies under 2." She wrote: "And your baby always finds the nearest screen.
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"We firmly believe that a screen isn't a babysitter or pacifier, but we recognize every parent is different and there's no shame in that!"
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that parents should be wary of the amount of screen time they give to their children.
"Early childhood is a period of rapid development and a time when family lifestyle patterns can be adapted to boost health gains," he said.
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Dr. Fiona Bull, programme manager for surveillance and population-based prevention of noncommunicable diseases at the WHO, explains: "Improving physical activity, reducing sedentary time and ensuring quality sleep in young children will improve their physical, mental health and wellbeing, and help prevent childhood obesity and associated diseases later in life."
Hobbs received a huge amount of comments on her video with people sharing their thoughts and reactions.
"Well I agree but on a plane anything goes," said Ciellerf.
"That's my baby. She is all in my phone when I am trying to text someone back," @MounD shared.
Doña Imelda wrote: "I work at a Montessori school and the second I pull out my phone they all run storming to see what I'm doing."
Carter Mash commented: "It gets easier, my baby went through the same thing. It wasn't till about 8-9 months where my baby stopped caring about a tv or screen near her, after being screen free since birth."
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