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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, is your 6 year old in school?  I have a rising first grader in FCPS and screens are everywhere. They use smartboards, watch videos, do testing on ipads, and have access to ipads at free time.  I'm not happy about it, but I toured some local private schools and on every tour at least one class was watching a full-length movie during the day.  So, I think that in school it's unavoidable.

We have limited screen time at home.  The best strategy I have stumbled upon is keeping the TV in a different room than the one you use most frequently -- for us, in a small room with limited seating, rather than the main living/dining area where the comfy couch is.  That way the TV is not constantly visible and tempting.

However, I find that a show can be a good way for DD to wind down after a long hot day at camp.  [/quote]

Yes. Progressive private school that seeks to minimize screens and maximize time out doors exploring. So some of the social/educational issues may be addressed through that. I think electronics used during the school day are confisticated up until high school.[/quote]

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