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What if-- and I know this is almost impossible to imagine!-- those of us whose kids get zero-to-little screen time have a thought in our heads other than OMG SCREENS BAD!?!?!?!

What if we've thoughtfully considered the pros and cons and find that this is the best choice for our families, and we don't "fear" screens irrationally, nor in any other way?

I'm pretty tired of the conception of low-screen parents as panicked luddites who will "learn their lesson" in "the real world." Yeah, no kidding, if the only reason to avoid screens were that they were OMG!EVIL, lead to a life of crime and an IQ reduction of 40 points, then, sure, that's pretty easy to disprove.  [/quote]

I (and probably many others here) don't think low-screentime parents are crazy or panicked.  As for zero-screentime parents...I just wonder how and why you do it.  
I used to strive for little to no screentime for my kids, but soon found that it was not possible. For one, my husband was not on board. Also, when the kids went to friends' houses, stayed with grandparents, got invited to a movie with friends, etc....there just didn't seem to be a way to entirely avoid screens. And then we started to get into situations where the kids were feeling left out with friends because they didn't know anything about the popular shows, movies, etc. Zero screentime became more of a bad thing than a good thing.

I still try to at least limit screentime, but it's like swimming upstream.[/quote]

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