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[quote=Anonymous]There's no right or wrong.  We didn't and don't allow our 3 year old to watch TV, but we do show him 15 minutes of YouTube videos with us before bed.

We look up things that he's interested in, like videos of real construction trucks working, train videos, and (most recently and oddly) how sprinkles are made.  He's literally obsessed with a video about how they make sprinkles in factories and has asked for it specifically every night for the past three weeks.  LOL

I definitely avoid showing him videos or games on my smartphone because he knows it's with me all the time and will want to see it all the time.

I sometimes show him things on my computer (like a video card from a family member or something), but it's rare.  We have a Roku attached to our TV and watch YouTube through that with him.  He's only ever seen a "real movie" when we went to the hair cutter once, and he wasn't really interested in it.

Honestly, I don't think my DS would sit for very long to watch a full film, nor do I think it's a great idea for him to at this point.  I think a little bit here and there is fine, as long as it's not overdone.  I also think it's best not to use it as a babysitting tool whenever possible -- I always try to watch and interact with my DS when we watch things.[/quote]

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