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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure people outside your bubble really feel as strongly about this as you do.

I have no issue with screen time. Children need to be technically capable.[b] I spend my entire work day staring at a screen. This is how professional jobs are structured.[/b] I want the schools teaching my kid how to use technology - including learning on screens.

I also don’t understand the outrage over occasional snacks for celebration. DC had a parent once that organized a “garden” party where the students celebrated an event with carrots and celery. The students thought it sucked - because it does suck. Your household rules of no sugar ever do not match most the nation. It’s not really fair to the other students to have your views pushed upon them. [/quote]

This is inaccurate and frankly naive. There is NO correlation between playing math/letter games on an iPad and being successful in a professional/technical career. If we want to support development of technical skills then an occasional lab is more than sufficient and screens do not need to be integrated into every activity.

The bolded comment is particularly concerning. Sitting at a screen all day is not even healthy for [b]you!! [/b] Let’s build future leaders who value a life that is more than staring at a screen all day!! They will then be motivated to build and promote a work culture that is more active and healthful. Not to mention, you have a fully developed brain and there is no comparing the effect of a screen on you vs. a K-12 kid who is still learning to self regulate.

demanding jobs require a high degree of discipline, executive function and regulation. And yet we chip away at kids’ mental/physical health and overall well-being by overloading them with unneeded stimulation via screens and throwing poor quality food at them.

Screen time is correlated with OCD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and obesity. Candy and chips contain some of the worst ingredients you can possibly put in your body: dyes, cheap oils, artificial compounds. (Notice I did not even mention sugar because I don’t think we have to remove sugar entirely from kids diets to make a big difference. Just remove the crap that literally isn’t even biologically food!)

Rant over - ultimately I don’t care what others do/don’t do but I do not care at ALL if I am called difficult for advocating against these things for my kid![/quote]

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