Did anyone make it to no TV or screens until 2?
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Anonymous
| Yes. But we have one child. It would have been impossible if we had an older child. Once she was in pre-school and heard other kids talk about characters from TV and videos we relented. |
Anonymous
We read books about cartoon characters, so that kids can relate in preschool. |
Anonymous
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I don't think "no screens" is real. Has my kid been in the room with the news on? Yup. Has my kid seen basketball? Yup. Has my kid seen a picture of himself on the phone? Yup.
I think the bigger distinction is kids programming. Kids programming annoys me and kids asking for kids programming annoys me, so my kid doesn't get to watch it. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Except at the dentist where they have screens over the exam chairs. And weekly FaceTime with grandparents. |
Anonymous
No, it’s real. My kid is nearly two and has never seen our tv on (he calls it the “rectangle”) and has never seen an image of himself on our phone or FaceTime. |
Anonymous
Why couldn’t it be real? We don’t have a TV. |
Anonymous
| Yes, and I’d do it again. Kids are now 13 and 11. It’s such a blip in time and at that age, so not necessary. I find it’s harder to justify keeping them off screens at older ages than it was at younger. |
Anonymous
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Yes if FaceTime doesn’t count. No if it does. My grandfather was very sick and died a few months ago so no regrets about the FaceTime.
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Anonymous
Myopia? Glasses and such will become more apparent later. I've worked with hundreds of kids and it is apparent behavior-wise who is dependent on screens, who watched loads (but still had enough of a life to not become dependent or used it as a minor social crutch), who had a healthy mix of screen time vs real life, and who had limited screens growing up, at least to age 8-16 (when I had them). The latter group had the best social skills and attention spans. Enough has already been done on screens damaging eye sight that it doesn't warrant fully delving into here. Those experiences were pre-kids and heavily influenced my stance on heavily limiting screens. No screens til two and then only things like nature documentaries. They didn't really care for Facetime. Family movie nights about once a week are fine. We allow educational games like Roller Coaster Tycoon or Zoo Tycoon/Planet Zoo beginning in 1st or 2nd grade. |
Anonymous
You have a screen because you're using it to reply. |
Anonymous
I doubt PP’s toddler is typing out responses. |
Anonymous
PP here. Your toddler has never grabbed your phone and had it light up to reveal your screen? Your kid has never been to the mall or in a restaurant or store with a tv playing? Your toddler has never seen the screen on a car’s GPS? Your kid has never taken a selfie with you? Ok, darling. |
Anonymous
Actually, no to all your questions, darling. |
Anonymous
Same here. |
Anonymous
If that is the lie you have to tell yourself to make you feel better about your own lousy parenting choices... 
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