tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post8103593725368414049..comments2024-03-27T06:58:00.659-05:00Comments on Balancing Jane: New Media Guidelines for ChildrenMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-26818904643719183422013-10-30T17:11:38.156-05:002013-10-30T17:11:38.156-05:00I can't even imagine what it looks like when c...I can't even imagine what it looks like when children spend 8-11 hours a day on entertainment media. Don't they go to school, or outside? I don't know anyone's household that resembles this.Skyehttp://www.planetjinxatron.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-29525425693488447212013-10-28T15:57:43.374-05:002013-10-28T15:57:43.374-05:00For us, we really tried to limit it when the kids ...For us, we really tried to limit it when the kids were younger because at least with our son, it seemed to have an almost heroine-like effect on him. He'd watch a little, and he'd want more. He'd get cranky and act like he was "coming down" when it was taken away. I do think when they're really young, the fast movement and light from screens makes a difference in their development. Tactile and real world experience is so important.<br /><br /><br />That said, now that the kids are 9 and almost 11, they're media junkies. But part of the reason I allow it is because they use it creatively. My daughter uses google drive to store everything she writes, and my son makes stop-action movies. They even have a youtube channel. They're so much more technologically sophisticated than I am. It's sort of disturbing.Tammyhttp://www.worldsworstmoms.com/noreply@blogger.com