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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our entire society is screen addicted. So yeah, most kids are too. You can’t fix systemic issues at an individual level, but that’s what parents are told to do, over and over.

Also, the culture of intensive parenting is incredibly wearing. Parents use screens for a break, which makes the kids less tolerant of boredom. Vicious cycle.

We should start by rejecting intensive parenting, not screens. [/quote]

Ridiculous [/quote]

Actually I agree with PP.  This is spot on.  Parents think they need to be engaging their child at all times.  As a result, kids don’t know how to be bored or find things for themselves to do.  And because it isn’t possible to engage with your child at all times during waking hours, parents turn to screens.  [/quote]

I agree too.  For us it started with the pandemic and I just haven't been able to break the cycle even once the kids returned to childcare/school.  My 3yo watches way more TV than my oldest did at that age.[/quote]

I’m the PP. lets not forget parents who been arrested for letting their kids walk to a nearby park. Society discourages parents from anything perceived as risky for kids. And shames parents for screen use! You literally can’t win. 
 
I defaulted to screens with my oldest and regret it. But I understand how it happened. I don’t do this with my younger two. Pediatricians should hand out information on the necessity of independent play from babyhood rather than just ask how much screen time the kid gets.

We’ve got to stop making parenting impossible (this includes the workplace too) or we're headed for rock bottom birth rates.[/quote]

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