I replaced Spotify with CDs for my 8-year-old. It's one parenting decision I haven't regretted.
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I stopped letting my daughter browse Spotify after inappropriate playlist images appeared in search. Now she explores music through CDs.
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The author introduced the kids to CDs.Courtesy of the authorI wanted my 8-year-old to have the freedom to discover music on her own.Spotify exposed her to distracting videos, AI songs, and inappropriate images.I switched her to CDs, where she can choose freely from music I've approved.Lately, I have been filling our home with piles and piles of CDs. I'm not alone: physical media (primarily vinyl, but also CDs) have been on an upward sales trend for the past five years. But unlike vinyl collectors or tastemakers looking for rare albums, I am listening to CDs as a parenting move because of my 8-year-old daughter.I didn't want her to listen to AI slopAs she grew out of the "Baby Shark" music of her toddlerhood and into appreciating rock, pop, hip-hop, and folk, I wanted her to have the opportunity to explore on her own and the freedom to choose what she liked. But when I put Spotify in my daughter's hands, she would scroll, listen for a few seconds, then scroll again. She would become…