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[quote=Anonymous]I am guilty of this as well - especially after a long day at work. One thing that works for us is implementing a time limit for screen time. They do need to be able to play on their own without you or a screen sometimes! Things my 6 year old likes to do on his own are legos, art projects (all he needs is a pile of construction paper, scissors, and glue which are all easily accessible in an art center in our home), or playing in our fenced in backyard. My 3 year old is very independent so I know this doesn't work for everyone (my older never played independently at this age!), but he likes to play dinosaurs or in his pretend kitchen, or just wandering around with his stuffed animals making up games.

It is SO EASY to let them veg out for long periods of time with the tv or iPad and, like I said, I'm guilty of letting it happen too, but kids need to have some time to entertain themselves as well - and you shouldn't have to be leading it all the time. We have lots of family activity time, but I think it's also important to have individual time as well, without devices, for all members of the family. Make sure they see you and their dad doing other things as well![/quote]

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