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[quote=Anonymous]An IPad should help. You could do Netflix pretty cheaply. My dd is in 5th grade-- they do a lot of drawing off of YouTube videos and copying internet drawing sites. They will do crafts-- all the kits she gets for birthday gifts get pulled out on play dates. They like to bake cookies while listening to music. Even if they are watching TV, they are socializing during it. They like different iPad apps too. Is it intellectually edifying? No. But there are popular apps and it helps her join the conversation with others. At my family reunion all the teens talked about at first were their Pokemon Go points -- and that gave them a starting off point for better conversations. YouTube is amazing for play dates for girls-- they can learn to do hair/make-up/dance moves, etc. Get an iPad. :) Good luck. My dd is fine now, but when she was younger she didn't really know how to host so I had to help get things going. It was tiring, but worth it. [/quote]
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