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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems to be my kids’ preferred form of recreation and it bothers me greatly.

Right now I am a SAHM of 3. I used to be a working mom of 2. When my older 2 were under 5, they went to daycare all day, we came home, ate dinner, played, bath and bed. Spent very little time on screens. Weekends we did outings. We went to zoos, farms, museums, vacations, read books, did puzzles, played outside with rocks, dirt, anything.

Now my boys are 9 and 11. They do play several sports - tennis, soccer and golf. When we are home, [b]they ALWAYS revert back to a screen whether it is an iPad, smart tv, video game or computer[/b]. It drives me nuts. Even when they see friends, they will often play Xbox.

We bake, fish, do puzzles, get tons of new books, go hiking, hiking, etc. DH thinks video games are normal for elementary boys.

Is this an age thing? Do all elementary boys play video games and watch YouTube?[/quote]

Don't give them unfettered access to those screens. My kids are only allowed to use them sometimes, not during the school week (although they are actually in school now, things might be different if they were doing distance learning), but everything is locked so they have to ask and be granted permission to access screens. It solves the problem pretty easily.[/quote]

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