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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people BS a bit about screentime.

My child does reading and hw nightly, 
he does 5 different sports (including 1 club) for a total of about 12-15 hours or more a week. 
Plays with friends every single day in the neighborhood riding bikes or walking around for at least an hour up to 3-4 hours a day and our screentime is about the same. I am not worried with how active and how much socializing he does. 4th grader[/quote]

OP's kid is getting 5.5 hours on Friday, 9 hours on Saturday, and 9 hours on Sunday. That's 23.5 hours of screens over three days. On weekends he's literally only either watching screens or engaged in an organized sport activity -- no free play with friends, reading, or other screen free activities. And then in addition he's getting 2-4 hours a day each of the other days.

That is too much and way, way, way more than I'd ever allow my kids of any age to get. That's too much screen time for an adult, frankly. Imagine if you had a friend who watched television from 9am to 9pm every Saturday and Sunday except for a few hours going to the gym. Would you think "cool, sounds healthy" or would you wonder if they had a mental health issue or at least were just a very boring person? It's not healthy.[/quote]

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