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[quote=Anonymous]Like most things, it's about balance and knowing how YOUR child handles screen time - and how much is too much for them.  Our kids are active sports virtually year-round and spend time with their friends every week.  We do not let them play video games during the week because their homework and sports practices are the priority during the week.  Between Sat-Sun our DS probably plays between 2-3 hrs of video games and our DD maybe plays 1 hour.

Yes! they occasionally complain and ask for more time, but we've been consistent in enforcing our HH rules on video games.  The only exception being on those rare days they are home sick from school etc.

So this works for us, but I fully appreciate how it may not for other families - and try not to judge.  We have friends whose kids probably spend 6+ hours each week on video games and others who don't allow any in the house.  I don't worry about what they do - or what they think of our parenting.

I do think if your child is not active in sports or some sort of club activities, and they don't have friends that they play with regularly - then video games are a poor substitute for real social engagements - but that aside I think most parents can figure this out. [/quote]

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