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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It was a MOMS CLUB breakfast. I mean, moms and toddlers are the name of the game here.

The device thing has got to go! [/quote]

It sounds like this club is not for you, which is totally fine.  Don't go again.  The other members have the right to do what they want in terms of letting their own kids use tablets.  [/quote]

Why would a MOMS CLUB breakfast with toddlers  be planned in a restaurant instead of a potluck or similar situation at a park?

I’ll be honest, I was so happy when we were in Germany and many of the restaurants/biergartens were outfitted with small playgrounds and play areas. It was awesome to be able to go, have a great dinner, a glass of wine, and DD could just play her heart out. The places were always filled with kids and it was amazing to me to see that the whole point of going out was that FAMILIES could attend and enjoy their time. I really can’t figure out why it doesn’t catch on like that in North America, other than we tend to like to separate adult time and family time, but I wonder how much of that is chicken and egg. It was so much nicer to head out as a family when I could let DD go up and down the slide a thousand times vs. Wrangling her from under a table, snatching the pile of menus she grabbed from her, and making her sit still for hours. [/quote]

That is awesome! Definitely wish there were places like that here.

I get it OP. It’s not like we haven’t introduced screens at all but try to limit it. Our 2.5 yo gets so zombie like in front of them.  Finding Nemo and Dory are his favorite movies so we’ll turn those on on weekend mornings if he asks. And I let him watch a 10-15 min video while I’m packing our stuff up on weekday mornings.  Some days he’ll give it back when I ask, other days it’s a wrestling match.  I really don’t want to deal with devices on a more frequent basis yet.

Maybe next time invite the moms group over to your house for a potluck instead? That’s what our group usually does. Lots of toys available and the kids just play.[/quote]

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