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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a perfect world, I would wait and introduce videos when they become something that can benefit the kid, rather than something they stare at like a moth drawn to the flame. If it was up to me, I would wait until about 3 and introduce TV, and then choosing videos with intention that the characters model courage, kindness, etc. My reasoning here is that TV is a very powerful medium, and I'd like child to grow up a bit to be able to better understand the story rather than just being bombarded/influenced by the pictures. The flip side of the coin is that screens can be a very useful tool to teach them, show them the world. DD is 5.5 and I use videos to teach about what interests her. She enjoys watching instructional videos (how to cook, how stuff works), documentaries about how differently people live around the world (girl goddesses kumari in Nepal, top Japanese chef's amazing knife skills, footage of distant country where friend moved), and videos that answer her questions about the world "what are rainbows made of? how are kittens born?" She is also allowed to watch music videos for songs that she likes to sing and dance to.

So to your question "When to start relaxing about no screen time?" I'd say, start relaxing when your child's reasoning/understanding is developing enough about 3. Before then, I'd make sure that the images are really wholesome because the child is so very impressionable but not yet at the stage of asking why/how. You'd be surprised what kind of junk youtube's algorithms put in the suggested videos toddlers click on.[/quote]

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