“We watched no TV today!” I’d announce to my husband as if waiting for a gold star. It certainly felt like a massive accomplishment, 12 hours of parenting 2 kids under 4 in the middle of winter. But there was no gold star, just my own sense of achievement or sometimes my own sense of utter exhaustion and simmering resentment as my needs we relegated to the bottom of the list yet again.

Screentime is an excellent illustration of the modern parenting dilemma. It comes down to this equation:

• Tired parents in need of support

• A lifetime's worth of highly captivating and addictive children’s entertainment

• Constant reminders of the dangers of screentime

It’s a lose/lose, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

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