Ultra-low caps on "screen time" for kids increasingly resemble foot-binding to me
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Computers, tables and consoles aren't critical to any particular child's development, they're just far, far more enriching than what most kids have otherwise, especially since not long after my own childhood parents became terrified to let them go outside unsupervised
But it is very feasible to keep a home that kids can use as their own miniature lab/craft depot, which for many kids is preferable to unhindered computer access. I'm inspired by the slime craze
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And there are, of course, some kids who take to games or software like ducks to water, and it's really quite a bad idea to deprive them of their thing. Like many of the best musicians and athletes, capacity + intuition built young often translates to exceptional ability later on
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My kid matches that profile. But there are limits to what we're willing to sacrifice of our own health/wellbeing to support his exploration in that area.
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