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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many days out of the year is this really?  We're in the middle but I usually let the higher volume go.  If there is another group activity where it is clear, then we should all participate.  e.g., we're all starting monopoly at 8 p.m. (or whatever, I hate monopoly).  But no, I don't get upset that kids watch tv together rather than willingly make a giant lego set or something.  But again, it's so few days, it doesn't matter.[/quote]

Not OP but I disagree that it doesn't matter because it's a few days. Those large family gatherings ARE the few days when kids have a chance to engage with extended family. It's during those few days kids typically 
learn what it means to socialize for hours or days at a time, where they have a chance to listen in on grown-up conversation and learn about family history, values and dynamics. It's a chance to learn how to get bored and frustrated in tandem with cousins and find ways to resolve family tensions while strengthening their bonds. Letting kids escape into their own digital worlds for such long stretches during holidays robs them of all those opportunities.[/quote]

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