Carefully reread "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury and write an essay explaining what advice would you would give George and Lydia Hadley on how to...

The problem is that George and Lydia have allowed the house to become the children's parent. The nursery, a "virtual" world, has become the only world the children want to live in. Even George and Lydia, themselves, have become addicted to the technological convenience of the automated house. Their children are addicted to the nursery just as some children (in our time) are addicted to video games, iPad, and cell phones. Too much technology and the child will have less experience in the real world and will therefore have less empathy, social skills, etc. 

Speaking about this problem of technology taking over the role of parent, Lydia says to George: 

This room is their mother and father, far more important in their lives than their real parents. And now you come along and want to shut it off. No wonder there's hatred here. 

So, the solution of turning off the nursery is too drastic. George and Lydia should wean them off of the nursery. And if they want to reestablish their roles as parents, they need to take the time to do things with the children. The nursery is the only thing that shows the children attention. George and Lydia must start doing this. They need to take an interest in the lives of their children. In order to begin this transition, they might try taking an interest in the nursery itself (but on their terms). Take some time every day to act out something they'd seen in the nursery. This way, they are away from the nursery (technology), they are interacting with the kids, giving time and attention to them, and they are acknowledging something the children are interested in. The key is giving the children time and attention. George and Lydia need to become the nursery.