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TheGuySwann | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +7 
 Wow, legit zero screen time? That seems like it would be hard to pull of with a 6yo, especially if you are on screens all the time. Is there a particular strategy for this? 🤔
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john | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Also want to know the answer to this existential question.
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PABLOF7z | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 our strategy was to go to complete zero. Even when we curtailed it to 10 or 15 minutes a day, she was still hooked and just waiting for those minutes to arrive.

After a few weeks of zero screentime, she began replacing the crave with imagination and her whole personality completely changed.

I do try to avoid being on screens when I'm with her and I explain that when I'm using the computer is because I'm working (which is true, I hardly ever use the computer if its not to write code)
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SOUTHSIDE | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 tv?
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ODELL | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 DELETING X HELPS. 😉
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8r0ck3feller | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You’re welcome.
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LibertyFarmer | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Best decision of the year for me.... No question.
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jakub | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ya, I just took it all away from them, sold the ipads and tvs on eBay. Simple.