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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd just say your not ready because of being pregnant--very understandable to most, and then change the subject.

[b]The no screens even for a video chat with classmates thing is probably the most extreme version of no screens I've ever heard for a 3 year old[/b] though. We let our 3 year old watch a small amount of screen based entertainment, so clearly we wouldn't see eye to eye on this issue, but like we've also found it tremendously valuable to facetime with her 5 year old cousin and family and her grandparents and aunts that live in other states, especially during the pandemic, and have done since she was a baby and have never considered that 'screen time' and has helped her have more of an interactive relationship with those relatives as a result. I would have grouped zoom calls or the like with her preschool friends/teachers similarly and not considered them screen time (though ours didn't offer them unfortunately).[/quote]

Yeah, this.  I mean, it's your kid's SCHOOL that is trying to communicate via screens?  I'm not saying that three-year olds are going to get a lot out of virtual interactions with people, because I don't think they will, but this is a pretty extreme position.  However, even if someone said this to me, I would probably roll my eyes and move on.  The fact that you're getting aggressive and mean responses from people leads me to believe that you are being judgmental.  And for the love of all that is holy, please don't say "we don't do TV." [/quote]

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