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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they are at camp all day, I don't see what the big deal is letting them play electronics until dinner. After dinner, you can take a walk or bike ride.[/quote]

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Yeah, not seeing the big deal. 8 year old has some camps that end at 3-4. Get home, snack, and let him chill with a couple shows or iPad. All day he's active and doing stuff. It's Summer.[/quote]

I feel like it’s easy to think this as adults who probably sit on our butts all day looking at a screen. Relative to us, our kids seem super active and engaged. But that doesn’t mean hours of screen time are “okay”— for any of us, really.[/quote]

They'll live.[/quote]

That’s a low bar.[/quote]

I don’t understand. Human beings enjoy downtime. When we were growing up it was television. Kids are more scheduled and busier than ever! Let them have some quite iPad/screen time.

My daughters do a lot of stuff in their downtime. They do pretend play, make crafts, create fake towns, play outside, etc. 
They also like to lounge on the couch with their phones. It’s ok![/quote]

Screen time is not a synonym for downtime. I agree that humans need downtime, and disagree that screen time is the way for children to do that. [/quote]

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