The problem we have is that my kids, age 3 and 6, are constantly asking to play the video games. They would do them all the time if I let them. I don't think a lot of screen time is good for them. If they are glued to the TV or computer, they aren't playing in other ways. In fact, right now my dd3 is throwing a tantrum on the floor because I told her she can't play the new Spongebob video game that her brother got for his birthday (not my choice - it came from his aunt). I get tired of the begging - it will be a beautiful day here and my son will come home from school and not care about playing in the backyard - he'll want to go straight to the video games. We use the timer a lot. One compromise we have is that if it is educational, I will let them play it more. We have a few that I feel are pointless and mind-numbing - maybe I need to figure out how to remove them from the computer... I'll just tell them they broke??
