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		josephjrobison on Jan 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teens Aren’t Partying Anymore Just limit to one hour a day unless they’re programming or researching or creating and they’ll be fine. Was limited to an hour of tv and games a day as a kid and of course craved more, but me and siblings did well in school and socially partially from that. Anecdotal 2 cents.

samsolomon on Jan 3, 2018 [–]

I think this is a good point.

How are the screens being used—are they playing games or learning to make things? Making things should be encouraged.

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