Too Much Screen Time???
It is Saturday afternoon and the house is quiet. Ah...domestic tranquility! You are reading a book (you've been meaning to read to for 2 months), and everyone else is glued to technology. Hubby is scanning Facebook on his phone, the 7-year-old is blasting away at something on Lego Star Wars, the 4-year-old is watching Pla Doh videos on YouTube, and the 3-year-old is playing Batman on his Leapster Explorer or watching what his sisters are up to. The peace and quiet is so nice, but your mind is abuzz with nagging questions: "Shouldn't my children be playing? They have been glued to that video game system for 2 hours!" If I were to don my Screen Time Nazi badge, I would stop the game, but then I know I would hear, "But moooooom, I have nothing to doooooo! This is so booooooring!" (Aryn took this picture of herself. I think it's hilarious. She said that is how she'd react if I told her no more video games. Love...