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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can’t access the article, but I’m trying to raise my kids similar how I was raised- I don’t restrict tv. We have iPads that only come out for long drives (3-4+ hours), plane travel, or if a kid is sick and needs to be confined to their room. My oldest is 7 and so far I’ve been able to avoid buying video games, though that’s getting harder as my son grows.

My 7 year old does have some homework on the iPad a couple of times a week, so it’s a bit unavoidable but I’m ok with it for schoolwork.

Now I need to work on my using my own home around the kids.

I am firmly against kids having access to iPads and iPhones. [/quote]

Why do they need iPads for long drives or plane travels?  I don’t restrict TV either but we don’t use iPads or computer games in the car or plane.   My 10 year old has been taking a four hour flight about twice a year as an unaccompanied minor since she was seven years old.  And before that she’s been flying with family.  I’m not anti-tech in school but there’s no reason to use iPads when traveling.  At the airport there are so many little kids with iPads.  They aren’t present to where they are or what they’re doing because their eyes never leave the screen.

We packed an activity set for the plane when she started flying alone.  The first time I asked her if there were other kids sitting next to her.   She said yes, a 9 year old but she was on her phone the whole flight.  It was a missed opportunity for two kids to get to know each other, to talk about their trips.

We don’t use iPads on long car rides either.  You have a captive audience with your young kids to play games, listen to music together and just talk.   With iPads they probably don’t even look out the windows.

I don’t have a problem with teens having a phone with travel but under the age of 13 there’s no reason to have screens while traveling.  [/quote]

You have a unicorn.[/quote]

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