before I was a parent I was anti screen time. Now that I am a parent of a 3yr old I'm pro screen time within reason. I was really surprised to the huge amount

before I was a parent I was anti screen time. Now that I am a parent of a 3yr old I'm pro screen time within reason. I was really surprised to the huge amount of language development that occurs through screen time. My son at age 2 could name all the Thomas the Tank Engine characters. There are probably 30+ of them! I was blown away by the phraseology he absorbed/adapted from children's cartoons. There is real learning that happens in front of a screen. It's certainly not as passive as it would seem! A child's expression when watching a screen can be disturbing at times (zombie like is a good description), but I've overcome my initial misgivings. Mixed in with play, exposure to other children, outside time etc. it's really a great tool. It also gives mum and dad some down time which is nice ;)