> Maybe the problem isn't Netflix and Youtube, maybe the problem is letting them watch for 4 hours? I actually think the problem is specifically binge watching

> Maybe the problem isn't Netflix and Youtube, maybe the problem is letting them watch for 4 hours? I actually think the problem is specifically binge watching services like Netflix and services with very variable quality of content like YouTube. Whilst it’s not ideal, as a kid I’d watch the BBC children’s afternoon segment from 3 till 6 after school and whilst 3 hours of TV is unlikely to have been great for me, I received a variety of programming, some ok and some great. My problem with Netflix and YouTube is a child can binge watch a whole season of average content without any variety whatsoever. It’s not just a question of quality which I’m raising but quantity of the same show episode after episode. As far as teaching kids sure, by all means we should teach them to moderate themselves but as a 34 year old I find it takes discipline and will power to regulate myself, what hope does a toddler or infant have when faced with video services which are designed to encourage consumption?