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We bought a switch for my 7 year old. he had been complaining "his friends have it", but  he hasn't played with it since the last playdate. It's not that he hasn't asked, but it's for "playdates" only. That's our compromise.
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At 7??  My 7 yr old doesn’t even know what a switch is. [/quote]

I'm sorry you child will be light-years behind their peers because of their Ludite upbringing.[/quote]

NP: Or, as young adults, they might be in significantly better mental health. Effect is stronger with females, but for both it's basically linear: the older they were when they got their first smartphone -- up through 18 --  the better their mental health.

https://wired.me/science/first-smartphone-and-mental-health/

Not gaming consoles, but one can speculate as to parallels.[/quote]

Are you kidding? I don’t love video games but would give my kid a switch and Mario any day over a social media site of any kind.  I think there are ways to limit video games, make them pro social, and use them to build friendships.  But social media is 90% toxic and I will keep it away from my kids as long as possible [/quote]

+1. Screens are not created equal. Gaming can be really social and foster critical thinking and problem solving skills.[/quote]

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