I have a "minimal screens" policy. What screens they do get are creative. For example, KidPix. I don't allow games or video watching. This puts the screen squar

I have a "minimal screens" policy. What screens they do get are creative. For example, KidPix. I don't allow games or video watching. This puts the screen squarely in the "arts and crafts" space, where it belongs, and I don't need to put limits on it because they limit themselves. They won't have smartphones or tablets of their own until high school. And even then it will be for creative things, comms with friends. No social media. I will allow them to play some online games, like Fortnite and Rocket League, with the chat/mic turned off. My daughter loves Astro's Playroom (great game BTW) so she's gonna be a gamer. Game consoles aren't the problem. The always on pocket screen that's constantly beeping with promises of a dopamine hit is a HUGE problem. It may seem like a fine distinction, but it's crystal clear to me (and to them). I make a point to show them what screens have done to groups in the world, when you see people all looking at their phones instead of each other at dinner. We laugh at them and pity them, and this is correct.