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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my straight-A 8th grader is a total screen addict. It's annoying sometimes, but it hasn't really affected her achievement in school. Also, for every minute she spends playing Minecraft, she also researches things on Youtube and learns how to knit or do some other type of craft. Just FWIW.

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+1. We allow nearly unlimited use of technology (unless it would be inappropriate in a given situation) as long as it's not causing a problem in DD's life, as defined by interfering with her ability to meet her other obligations such as school, family, volunteering, health, etc. I have high expectations for my children but I see little reason to impose limits on most things if my kids are showing enough responsibility and self-discipline to figure out how to meet expectations on their own without my intervention.[/quote]

Oof. I watched too much TV and played nintendo too much growing up and it didn't interfere with anything that my parents would have noticed, but man was it bad for me. I wish we didn't have a TV growing up or my parents found a way to lock it up for all but 1-2 hrs/day. I think it exacerbated my sense of isolation and depression. It's simply not good for your developing brain or eyes to be on the screen so much, even if you're doing fine in school and have friends/activities/etc. [/quote]

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