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wanderingcas · 1 year

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I have 3 kids, one a teen and while difficult you absolutely can be low tech and screen time, my eldest has a school supplied iPad and a personal iPhone but both are heavily locked down and timed for access. He doesn't game and has no browsing capabilities either. My younger two don't have anything and though they've occasionally asked I've always told them no and explained my reasons. It works for us and as a result my kids have the time to get bored, be creative and are all excellent readers. My house is a shit-tip of cutting and sticking, piles of Lego and assorted abandoned craft though!

that's so comforting to hear!! i'm really making an effort for everything to be low-tech in my house, and in my own little bubble it's working out just fine, but i'm worried about all that breaking down when she steps out into the "real" world lol. i'm so glad you found a way to make it work - i'm going to keep trying, and hope that i can do my own thing in this crazy world. it just all gets so overwhelming! (as i'm sure you can understand)

#anon ask #answered ask #i just go over to my sister in laws sometimes and see her baby who is 5 months old and he just #stares at the tv #because they have it on all the time #and she was telling me near tears that he'll only eat a bottle if he's staring at the television and i'm like #howwww do i prevent this for my own baby lol #but the comforting thing so far is when the tv IS on around her like at her grandparents or something #she glances at it and then goes back to playing with her toys #she's not really that interested! so it made me feel like i was doing /something/ right #long ramble in the tags to say thank you for saying all of this #i think i gotta just keep following my parenting instincts on this one and keep her as far away from ipads and cellphones as i can #until the inevitable happens lol

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