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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's particularly cognitively advanced.  Most 3 year olds I know can take a pic with an iPhone by accessing the app, etc.  It's not a challenging executive functioning exercise.

What it is though is a values thing.  Are you comfortable with your child being familiar with your phone?  Are you comfortable with them acting as if it is theirs and grabbing it when they get a bit older? Or accessing it and using it without your knowledge?

But my family is somewhat anti-screen, and our smart phones are for adult use only, with very rare occasions of supervised use for an educational app.

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+1. Our kids (3.5 and 7) don't get to access screens (of any kind) on their own. It's pretty atypical in today's day and age, but thanks to our no-screen rule, our 7 year old is a prolific reader and reads for a few hours each day along with shooting hoops...[/quote]

You're not the only one, but I hope I'm not as smug as you!![/quote]

Well we have very limited screen time as well, and a non-prolific reader.  Your child's reading is not necessarily a result of no screens.[/quote]

I have a non-prolific reader that somehow reads three grades above. I think he improves his reading from all the screen time he has. [/quote]

OP, does not want to hear about all the helpful apps and videos that can help kids.  Or, cool games like Stack the States or Countries to help our kids.  Let their kids struggle with that stuff while our kids are learning through multiple ways - books, tablets, computers, workbooks and more.  I don't get why it has to be all or nothing.[/quote]

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