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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No guilt in sick day screen time regardless of age, but I will say that at 4, if my kid was really sick, I found they were more likely to fall asleep if I read to them instead of watching TV. I remember snuggling in her bed with her at 4 and just reading stories from that big Winnie the Pooh collection until she passed out -- maybe 20-30 minutes. Then she'd sleep for hours.

Worth it to me because that's really good rest for a sick kid (better than zoning in front of the TV) plus it would buy me a couple hours of totally uninterrupted time. I might pause to take her temperature but otherwise no worries. Plus she's in her room where I can pull the blackout curtains and close the door.

But I also did plenty of TV time with no regrets. We limit it a lot usually so it's not like she was going to get used to it or think it's the new normal.[/quote]

Yeah if my kid is really sick I don't want to encourage them to stay awake to watch TV. So I have them like down in their room with the shades drawn and an audiobook. They'll usually nap a few hours. If they have enough energy to play then I limit TV. They play with their toys, do arts and crafts, etc. Basically they see having several hours of uninterrupted play time (with sibling in school) as a unique opportunity that they don't typically get with school, activities, bday parties, etc.[/quote]

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