The evidently for the damage of excessive screen time is surprisingly weak. It's a thing everyone expects to be true but studies have been very mixed and don't

The evidently for the damage of excessive screen time is surprisingly weak. It's a thing everyone expects to be true but studies have been very mixed and don't do a good job controlling for types of content. As an anecdote, my kids (11 & 14) have no limits on screen time and spend an inordinate amount of time gaming and watching YouTube. So do I. We're all happy and healthy and excelling in school. Social lives are a bit quiet but that's largely due to personality (I was the same pre-internet). Obviously everyone is different but for us, it's fine. One critical thing to understand is that while you can nudge your children's behavior one way or the other you absolutely can't change their personalities. That's just DNA. I have exactly two parenting rules to live by: * Marry well, that's 50% of their genes * Have enough money Eating vegetables, taking swim lessons, quiet time after dinner. Those are all well and good but will have a negligible impact on their lives long term.