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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can make all your dumb little no screens rules when kids are young, but they'll just double down on technology when they become tweens.

My all wood toys, no screen niece and nephew never look up from their phones as young adults.[/quote]

This.

However I know a few adults in their late 30s|early 40s who grew up in homes without TVs and video games, and they never went to the movies. Basically, they missed out on the culture of their generation. And they are very awkward adults. They don’t realize this. It’s sad.

As the mom of kids in elementary, middle and high school, I get the appeal of/need to limit things—including screens. But everything in moderation.

My peer group of school moms agreed to hold off on smart phones until middle school. No social media. It’s worked well (kids are in HS now). None of my kids are couch potatoes. They are busy with sports, friends, etc. They do play video games online with friends and cousins (and I think it’s great that my kids can maintain close ties with their cousins who live on the west coast by chatting while playing video games).

Remember: all of us watched tv and played video games. Keep this in perspective: everything in moderation. Don’t raise the weird kid who can’t relate to pop culture and trends. Just don’t. [/quote]

I didn’t watch much TV growing up. Went to college in an urban area, with friends who spent time going out to clubs, museums, just walking the city. As an adult, most of my friends are international and conversations don’t revolve around American TV of the 80s and 90s. I think it depends on how you see your kids’ lives evolving and on their social circles. It’s a pretty big world out there.[/quote]

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