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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I don't personally know a single parent who lets their kids have literally unlimited screen time. I have heard of them but all the parents I know are constantly agonizing about what to do and re-calibrating from time to time. [/quote]

It doesn't seem like unlimited screen time would work for anyone but I am weirdly afraid of asking her friends' parents directly. I'm afraid of coming off as judgmental. And honestly, it doesn't matter if her friends get unlimited time because there is no way we are going that route. It just wouldn't work for our family. [/quote]

My kids are older now (high school and college).  They always had unlimited screen time.  It was pre-smart phones and tablets.  When they were young they shared a computer in a common area.  I think they each got a PC in their room when they were in 5th grade.

We had one TV, in the living room, that they were free to watch whenever they wanted.  They weren't supervised, but we spent a lot if time watching together.  I did exercise control to the extent that I wanted them to watch things that were age appropriate.  My husband's ideas in that area were much laxer.

They both went to magnet schools where they did very well.  They were both National Merit scholars.

I don't think the screen time hurt them.  I think some of the PBS shows  (Cyberchase, Magic School Bus, Postcards from Buster, etc.) were beneficial to them.

We did other things as a family.  They did other things on their own.  They had extracurriculars.  Sometimes they would watch a lot of TV.  Sometimes very little.  Life just found it's own balance.  [/quote]

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