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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Done. I also think we should be talking more about [b]not giving kids tablets at 4 or 5[/b]. It just hooks them on screens and apps and wires their brains for it, even if they are doing "learning apps" and not on social media at that age. It's hard, but if you can just resist the urge to buy them an iPad as long as possible, it's good for their brains. It's one thing to give them a tablet occasionally as a one off on a long plane ride or to survive an interminable wait at a doctors office. But see if you can get them to live mostly screen-free on an average day. If they watch TV/movies, make them watch it on an actual TV where they aren't interacting with the screen in that intimate way. I really think it makes a big difference in development -- mental, emotional, social. [/quote] 4 or 5? Try taking them away from the toddlers and you'll be making serious progress. Cannot tell you how many 2 and 3 year old sideline siblings I see at my elementary kids' sporting events glued to tablets. I'm not a perfect parent by far and all these other people probably have many areas where they are superior to me, but I did avoid that mistake. [/quote]
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