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     >> What about META and Youtubes claims that it is failed parenting that has   
   le   
     >> to their childs over indulgence in their products?   
     >>   - Certainly unless we were sick, there were always limmits on when and   
   fo   
     >> how long we could watch TV...   
      
   MP>I tend to agree with the companies here.  A lot of this could be avoided if   
     >parents controled screen time like ours used to control TV watching, video   
     >gaming, etc.  The trend with a lot of parents these days is to hand their   
     >kid a phone or tablet to keep them occupied which, IMHO, is not good.   
      
   It's the same as in the past when a lot of people used the television   
   as a babysitter while they worked. As you suggested, the better parents   
   limited it rather than relying on it for that.   
      
   My Niece's kids would be on their Tablets just about all waking   
   hours if they were not forced to do other things. I was always   
   amazed when they were up here at the cottage on warm sunny days   
   and laying on a bed or a couch inside for hours on end playing on   
   their Tablets, and they've been doing this since they were too   
   young to read..   
      
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