When I say 'screen', of course, I mean social media. I'm actually nostalgic for the hours spent watching In The Night Garden. DD is 12, nearly 13 and spending hours each day on Snap Chat & Instagram. Any suggestion from me that we ought to find a way to limit it is met with a display of melodramatics - like I'm suggesting she give up breathing. I've been very concerned about reports relating it to depression and low self-confidence. I've downloaded the OurPact app but haven't managed to get further than that - it will never be 'our pact' as far as she's concerned, just 'my Mum ruining my life as per...'
What strategies have you tried and what has worked?
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zone6mum · 14/10/2016 11:03
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