One of the greatest challenges parents of post millennial children face is the monitoring and policing of our children’s screen time.  I want my girls to experience the wonders of the natural world in all its glory rather than just pinching and expanding on a screen on Google Maps… if I could just muster up some parental energy!

And herein lies the problem for many of us working parents.  It’s easier to hand them a digital device than argue with them about going outside to play.  When we just need 20 uninterrupted minutes to get dinner on the table a digital nanny can feel like a sanity saver.

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