2 years old would be quite young for regular screen time, IMHO and from what I've read. We mostly kept our kids off of screens until around three, with some exc

2 years old would be quite young for regular screen time, IMHO and from what I've read. We mostly kept our kids off of screens until around three, with some exceptions. After that, we use designated "screen time," which has, historically, been an hour during dinner prep time and a some extra on the weekends. We've definitely had to hold our ground as they got older and found themselves at friends' houses. They're 10 and 6 now and we're a bit more lenient about it. They have a bit in the morning before school as motivation and a bit more in the morning on the weekend. They play outside a lot with each other and with friends so we're less worried than we've been in the past. In terms of social isolation ... our kids will 9 times out of 10 voluntarily skip screen time if they have a friend to play with or often they'll play a game on an iPad with a friend, which feels better than on their own. I've read that the problems with too much screen time comes down to reducing time moving their bodies, building social skills, and thinking for themselves. They seem to be doing great with that on their own so our anxiety around it has gone down quite a bit over time (it was quite high in the beginning). Our oldest is now asking for her own phone, which is a whole other thing. I'm desperate not to become a family that just sits around with our heads buried in our devices and I've had to be mindful myself of being a good example there.