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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is currently getting way more screen time than I ever thought I would allow.  Like multiple hours every day.  Every day I swear I'm taking that iPad away, but then I fail, or succeed a little then give up.  I'm having a tough time myself recently.  Depression, anxiety, marriage is a mess, think spouse is cheating, DC has some special needs and is not an easy kid and I just don't have energy these days.  I feel like a massive parenting failure because I can't seem to manage simp,e things like getting a fairly balanced/normal dinner on plus keeping house somewhat organized, etc. etc.  my to do list is expanding and when my kid is on the iPad she's happy and I can have the best chance of getting stuff done.  [/quote]

When I was a kid I routinely watched 2-3 hours of tv per day. Sesame Street, Mr Rogers, 3-2-1 Contact, Electric Company all before dinner. Then Silver Spoons and something else after dinner from 8-9pm. I also read a shit-ton of books, did tons of imaginative play and creative writing, danced, acted, played sports..

Just sort of ... always made time for tv. Probably watched two hours at minimum every day through high school. Now an adult and still watch two to three hours of tv at night while doing mail, laundry, working out, etc. I still read, write, keep the house neat, play with the kids, care for the dog, etc. For some kids it's a problem, for other kids tv can be fine. [/quote]

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