I'm an engineer myself, and I think along with an early access to tech comes a price of living in an online-social world. This could impact kid's learning and living in real world problems. Do you agree? If so, you think there's an easy way to handle that?

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I think the problem is in letting kids consume technology without showing them how to create with technology. I am happy to let my son spend an hour making a game on Scratch. Less happy if he spends that hour playing a game someone else has created. There must be limits to screen time, even if the child is building and creating with technology. Neeta gave a couple of good suggestions - getting the child to play outdoors, letting him/her have access to physical books etc. I am a believer of learning through touch and play.

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