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[quote=Anonymous]Excess screen time does not make my 3 yo hyper. It tends to make her somewhat lethargic, actually. But then if the screen time is taken away, she can be moody and agitated, because she found the screen soothing and relaxing and that gets interrupted. I guess people might interpret her behavior as "hyper" but as someone who has a first row seat to her relationship with screens, I think it's more that she can express her agitation in a way that seems hyperactive, in the same way that she might express her agitation about a conflict with a kid at school. The screen time itself isn't making her hyper. But the screens have an effect, and taking the screen away has an effect.

I'm not anti-screen at all, but I want my kid to learn how to relax without a screen. I have definitely become a bit screen addicted as an adult and have to consciously work on this too. I don't want her to start out without those skills, even if I understand the odds that she won't some day be spending most of her day staring at a screen of some kind, as I currently do, are pretty slim. At least I have the resources from a screen reduced childhood to recognize when I need a break and I know how to address my needs without screens. I just want her to have that too.[/quote]

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