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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  That is playing.  That is how they play.  I think it's silly to micromanage their time together like that.  I don't let my kids play electronics all weekend, but they can use their electronics time with their friends if their friends are over.  [/quote]

Way to let yourself off the hook.

It's not micromanaging them to set a ground rule.  [/quote]

Sorry, I disagree.  It is micromanaging to say you may not play in this particular way at this particular time.  This is assuming your let your kids play with electronics in the first place.  If you love knitting and a friend love knitting and you want to knit together, wouldn't you feel managed if someone said, sorry, no knitting.  Or if a friend came over to watch the superbowl and you were told, sorry, no screens.  But it's all good.  Different parents can have different rules.  It will indeed have the chilling effect that OP worries about, but that is just a natural consequence to not letting kids do something together that each would be allowed to do if he was home alone.  If you want to restrict screen time, then do that (we do that, too); I just think it's a bit silly to specifically forbid them to do games together.  [/quote]

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