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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's particularly cognitively advanced.  Most 3 year olds I know can take a pic with an iPhone by accessing the app, etc.  It's not a challenging executive functioning exercise.

What it is though is a values thing.  Are you comfortable with your child being familiar with your phone?  Are you comfortable with them acting as if it is theirs and grabbing it when they get a bit older? Or accessing it and using it without your knowledge?

But my family is somewhat anti-screen, and our smart phones are for adult use only, with very rare occasions of supervised use for an educational app.

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+1.[b] Our kids (3.5 and 7) don't get to access screens (of any kind) on their own. It's pretty atypical in today's day and age, but thanks to our no-screen rule, our 7 year old is a prolific reader and reads for a few hours each day along with shooting hoops..[/b].[/quote]

You're not the only one, but I hope I'm not as smug as you!![/quote]

Well [b]we have very limited screen time as well, and a non-prolific reader.  Your child's reading is not necessarily a result of no screens[/b].[/quote]

I'm the PP.  We're similar.  Very limited screen time.  One very advanced reader/writer, and one at/just above grade level so far.

For us, the limited screen time is not just about their academic skills (reading, writing, math).

It's also about their self-management, emotional, and social skills.

We've found that removing screen time as an option has cleared even more space for them to just "be" -- with each other, with us, with their friends, and with themself (personal downtime without a screen for external stimulation/distraction.)

Again, I'm not so smug as to suggest this is the ONLY way to support kids in developing these traits and skills.  Just that I believe it's helped a great deal in our house.

As always, there are lots of different ways to create a happy, healthy home and to raise happy, healthy kids!  [/quote]

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