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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i think everyone here is agreeing that for a few hours, yes, there should be no screens. But for all day or extended day visits, I don't think kids should have to be social for that entire time. Some kids need down time from people whether that is [b]reading, playing solitair, watching a show or playing a game on the ipad[/b]. 
Not everyone LOVES to be around people for extended periods of time, I know i sure don't so why would i expect my kid. 
We are kind, welcoming, social, but to a point. I don't need to be tethered to you 24/7 to have a bonding experience. [/quote]

Of those options, I would love to see more of the first two. I’d be completely sympathetic if an introverted and/or cranky child needed some time to themselves away from cousins and noise to read, play Legos, etc. in their room. But I view screens as different. As PPs have mentioned, screens are addictive, so I perceive a child who chooses to spend hours on his iPad at a time (when there are cousins around) as suffering from that addiction. I don’t even mind about manners, etc. I only have pity for those children because of all the valuable time they missed interacting with books or toys or people while their nose was buried in a screen.

Also, even for the truly introverted kids, it would be great if, for the sake of civility and being a good host, their parents strongly encouraged them to spend some time with their cousins before retreating into a room, and thought up some parallel play type games (or even a group movie).[/quote]

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