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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids, 13 and 14, and after years of successfully limiting electronics, I feel like we’ve fallen off the deep end. Both do well at school, have friends, happily do chores when asked, and have 2 hrs of physically activity most afternoons - but pretty much all other time is spent watching tv, you tube, or playing video games. One will at least play online with friends. The other mostly binge watches series. When they were younger they’d run around the neighborhood with other kids but now all the other kids also seem to be inside. Part of me feels like they are doing fine and we should just let them be (and admittedly, I’m exhausted by my job and sick parents at the end of the day so have been lax and DH doesn’t think it’s a problem). Part of me though thinks they’re missing out - on being bored, on reading books, on finding hobbies. Neither is artistic, but they will cook, could play with the dog, could write stories, scheme ways to make money, get together with friends. I know the answer is probably just to enforce some more rules, but curious what others do. In a couple years when jobs and homework are more of a thing I’m guessing this will be less of an issue, but it feels like a big one now.[/quote]

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