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[quote=Anonymous]Oh, goodness. Perfectly normal. Stop trying to dictate what he does and for how long (unless it's screen time.) Let him play in the backyard. If he's loud, that's okay. It's probably 3 pm not 3 am. There are board games you can play on the iPad against the computer. Storynory has great (free) audio stories for kids and has an app http://www.storynory.com/ Kids don't have to be fluent readers to enjoy reading. Try picture books; graphic novels. Award winning picture books: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal Try Campfire for graphic novels: http://www.campfiregraphicnovels.com This is a great resource for books: http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/books If he likes science, Science Friday always has some good kids book picks: http://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-science-of-story-time/[/quote]
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