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   > 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.   
      
   The differences between the TV and a tablet or phone is that the TV wasn't   
   socially interactive and you had at least some idea of what they were   
   watching... you could hear it and, unless you had something > basic cable,   
   you had at least some assurance they were not watching something they   
   shouldn't.   
      
   We only had antenna so our choices of finding trouble on TV were limited. ;)   
      
   > 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..   
      
   I have told this story before but you could sit one of my ex-g/f's kids   
   down with a tablet playing some children's video on youtube and she knew   
   what suggestions to click to switch it to rap music (with uncensored   
   lyrics) within 3 or 4 clicks.  She was 4-5 years old.   
      
   I have a niece who plays roblox, which is a game where they have caught   
   adults trying to have private chats with minors.  Not sure she still plays   
   it now.   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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