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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not anti-screen time, but that is way too much screen time.[/quote]

+1 I get the challenge of two working parents and filling the time after camp because I live it. But parking the kids in front of the tv for two + hours isn't helping and seems to be linked to this.

Honestly all our consequences involve limiting screen time because that's the one thing they really want. Hit them where it hurts - metaphorically - to realize you are not messing around. [/quote]

Yes, this. Limit screen time. Children old enough to go to camp and school are old enough to play at home or in the yard for two hours without screens.

Set up rules for the time when DH is working e.g. “indoor voices,” no coming into his office unless it’s an emergency. Have the kids help you make a “menu” of free time activities—reading, Lego, board games, drawing, activity books, etc. Only allow screens for limited periods of time. Two hours is too much and with definitely trigger the technology withdrawal tantrums. When you switch your after-camp free time policies, be sure to explain why: “You two couldn’t handle free choice time on screens.”[/quote]

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