My daughter is 7 months old, and I’m still navigating the best way to proceed with her and technology
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It’s tricky for sure, one bite and there’s no going back. You’ll figure out what’s best for her.
I’m a very hands on, present parent.
My wife is too, but we can’t avoid her being exposed to tech. She is already always reaching for cell phones as is.
My wife and I have found that teaching self-control while starting to use technology has been effective. I always try to have an activity or a game when I want them to put it down instead of telling them it’s time to be done or setting a lockout timer on the device. I want them to feel they have a choice to put it down and do something different.
I hear you. For us, we tried limited screen time, but we could see the negative effects almost immediately. Now, there's only the rare, family movie on a weekend.
Not having the "out" of screens is tough, but I'm convinced that it's worth it. Teenager years… well tackle those when they arrive.
We will probably be there soon!
Currently limit screens to weekends only but I can’t stand that as soon as Friday afternoon hits they immediately ask for their screen time
For sure, I’ve seen the effects of screen time on me… don’t want that to be a way out for whenever spending time with my children and it’s a slippery slope, no turning back once that dopamine is unleashed on kids