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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are just 14 months apart and at maybe 3-4 we did a lot of screen time. I'd say 2-3 hours per day and I felt awful about it. My older has special needs, my kids are 15 mod apart, and dealing and his sibling was all encompassing and tiring. Now kids are and 5 and they play from
Sun up to sunset. No mention of screens. I think letting go more and being more free actually helped. [/quote]

Thank you for this post. I needed it today! This being DCUM, of course some holier-than-thou parent had to respond asap, but what can you do.[/quote]

OP here - I was just trying to lessen some of our collective guilt! Most of the moms I know IRL did screen time from 2-4 for sibling issues, and most felt guilty. I was convinced I was never going to be able to turn off the TV.

FWIW, my son was premature and has delays. He has ADHD but its not clear if that is kind of like a product of being a preemie or what, exactly. It was diagnosed very early because it is so severe so it is certainly not due to screens. He had a receptive language delay, meaning it was hard for him to understand what people were saying. It was very scary. But he is a strong visual learner, and TV actually helped him learn to understand language - seeing situations and hearing what they were seemed to really resonate with him. He is now in normal range for language at 5. I find that he is much more reactive and it is difficult to transition him away from an IPad - I think because we don't have one and it is tangible. [/quote]

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