The Brighter Side Of Screen Time

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🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The family that plays video games together, stays together. When parents become digital mentors, children can learn empathy, resilience, and prepare for future careers. Here's how to harness the advantages of screen time.

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0:00.0	The Captain Marvel Yoshi from Bill of it.
0:04.4	Gavin Wallace, a little kid with a big grin, is showing off his favorite stuffed animal,
0:08.9	that somehow meshes up Captain Marvel and the Yoshi character from Mario Bros.
0:13.1	Oh, and it plays music too.
0:17.6	Gavin's in his room in the cozy townhouse he shares in Northwest Washington DC with his
0:22.1	parents, Chris Wallace and Latoya Peterson.
0:24.9	I'm for free.
0:26.3	You're not for free, are you?
0:28.6	You're a pre-K4.
0:29.6	Gavin is a character.
0:30.6	I should have worn a shoe.
0:31.6	My name's Gavin Wallace and I'm 5 and 1 half years old.
0:41.4	It's a weeknight and that means dinners underway.
0:43.5	Do you want to help get out of the sack, or do you guys want to make banana bread?
0:47.9	Banana bread.
0:48.9	Piano has been practiced.
0:56.7	And it's time for Gavin and his mom to cuddle up on the couch for one of their nightly
1:00.1	favorite shared activities.
1:03.7	Video games?
1:06.7	Sure.
1:07.7	To lots of parents, TV, apps, video games, they're all just a waste of time or even something
1:12.0	to be afraid of.
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