I knew my fellow BT would appreciate the numbers and graphs! :) Yes! This, we are doing absolutely no screens. The book allows for some "passive screen time" which is defined as a small screen, viewed from a distance, watching slow-paced shows like old Disney movies or nature films. However, the author also says that even this type of screen-time has been associated with negative symptoms and behaviors, so we just decided to get rid of it all. My biggest deciding factor in doing that was actually because I didn't want an argument from my kids every time to decide what qualified as "passive screen-time" and I knew those types of shows are not their preferred options, so they probably wouldn't be satisfied with them anyway. In the end, it's been a success, so I'm glad we went the more extreme route.
I totally love the data nerd out!!! So is this absolutely no screens or reducing the amount?
I knew my fellow BT would appreciate the numbers and graphs! :) Yes! This, we are doing absolutely no screens. The book allows for some "passive screen time" which is defined as a small screen, viewed from a distance, watching slow-paced shows like old Disney movies or nature films. However, the author also says that even this type of screen-time has been associated with negative symptoms and behaviors, so we just decided to get rid of it all. My biggest deciding factor in doing that was actually because I didn't want an argument from my kids every time to decide what qualified as "passive screen-time" and I knew those types of shows are not their preferred options, so they probably wouldn't be satisfied with them anyway. In the end, it's been a success, so I'm glad we went the more extreme route.