Saturday 29 February 2020

Are we being too strict with technology?


We are generally pretty strict with technology for our 7 and 3 year old sons. We believe that too much screen time is harmful for kids, and, having heard all the nightmares about kids getting addicted to screens, we are very careful to avoid screen time. The only regular screen time they get is family movie night every couple weeks. They share a tablet, but it is only used on road trips or in waiting rooms, and even then, we encourage them to bring toys and books instead. However, it recently occurred to me that we may be making them unrelatable to their peers by being so strict with screen time. Kids these days are always on Youtube or playing video games, and while we don't want to give them too much exposure to screens, we don't want them to be known as the weird Amish kids who can't relate to their peers. What do you think of this? There has got to be a happy medium somewhere. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3ak5b6D

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