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[quote=Anonymous]I'm further down the line with older kids. The in-school laptops started in middle elementary. That became bringing the laptops home. We have had to really get into it with our kids from time to time. How does a parent fill the void if screens are restricted? It's challenging. Especially for kids who aren't really athletic or musically inclined. We've done hobbies, Scouts, day trips, tons of books, get togethers with 1-2 friends, volunteering. But at the end of the day kids want to connect with others. They want to be part of a peer group. And those peer groups are founded on and operate in the other. And I'm guessing kids see their parents constantly accessing screens, too. I don't mean to sound fatalistic, but as long as so many "improvements" and "educational developments" are built around technology for younger and younger users, I don't see a way out of this for the average kid in thos area.[/quote]
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