tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post5638268272598865638..comments2024-02-17T18:15:36.228-05:00Comments on A New Day: Finding our Technological Balance {Carnival of Natural Parenting}Meegshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-45951656844017345272013-10-09T16:39:09.163-04:002013-10-09T16:39:09.163-04:00So it seems I did offend you, and I'm sorry ab...So it seems I did offend you, and I'm sorry about that. You're right, I'm not a regular reader, I'm here for the first time because of the blog carnival that we participated in (pretty awesome!) So my comment was purely based on the words I read here. <br /><br />I agree with you that our parenting is more about us (I wrote a post with exactly that title!) Which is why I'm so Susanhttp://www.togetherwalking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-26826789343010386062013-10-09T07:24:08.225-04:002013-10-09T07:24:08.225-04:00Thanks all for your comments. Thanks all for your comments. Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-15398794722410548992013-10-09T07:23:20.718-04:002013-10-09T07:23:20.718-04:00Susan, you misinterpret my use if the word happy i...Susan, you misinterpret my use if the word happy in that sentence. In this case, I mean satisfied with the situation. And it's not on her, it's on me as I'm the one setting limits. The internet is a valuable tool, I'm certainly not arguing that. But as you pointed out, every child is different, and Gwen seems to do better at this point with less screen time. She's also quite Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-6443516800477810152013-10-09T00:42:24.716-04:002013-10-09T00:42:24.716-04:00I really connect with your message when you wrote:...I really connect with your message when you wrote: "our goal is always for TV to be a temporary break (a relaxing, snuggly time while waking up in the morning!), and active play to be the vast majority." <br />I relate to that ideal because I think it represents the intention behind the screen time limitations. Even though I don't necessarily follow the same time limits or approach,Little Green Giraffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966059925168375313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-90424416188703989112013-10-09T00:15:15.379-04:002013-10-09T00:15:15.379-04:00I'm impressed with your strict limits! I start...I'm impressed with your strict limits! I started my oldest off with 1 half hour show per day and it slowly grew from there. She's 15 now and doesn't watch much television, but she could watch videos online all day long if I let her!Momma Jorjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736034293320117257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-20939625374427531742013-10-08T22:12:09.021-04:002013-10-08T22:12:09.021-04:00I love how you involve your daughter in all that y...I love how you involve your daughter in all that you do - email, reading, getting outside - and it sound like you love to watch TV with her too. I think that is really important. I also was in the "very limited exposure before 2" with my first (my daughter") - although she did see some TV before then. <br /><br />A couple of thoughts I have about it - first as Dionna and Lauren Susanhttp://www.togetherwalking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-49611954691231483922013-10-08T16:03:21.192-04:002013-10-08T16:03:21.192-04:00As Dionna says, I definitely found limits easier w...As Dionna says, I definitely found limits easier when there was only the one child! That said, we do try to prioritize play and one-on-one interaction. But I'm not too fussed about screen time, probably because I love it so much myself. :)Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-41704075187367907562013-10-08T10:37:02.563-04:002013-10-08T10:37:02.563-04:00This sounds exactly how I did things with Kieran. ...This sounds exactly how I did things with Kieran. It's been a little more difficult to maintain that control with Ailia, because she has an older brother who gets to watch TV. It kills me to have my 20month old watching Jake and the Neverland Pirates, sometimes slack-jawed, but more often animated and dancing around. And never does she sit and watch more than a few minutes at a time - Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.com