Summary: Photo by Paul Inkles via Flickr<br> <br> How many hours per week do your boys spend in front of a screen?<br> <br> According to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/multimedia/infographics/getmoving.htm">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a>, children ages 6-10 now spend 6 hours per day using screens as entertainment. That figure doesn't count time spent learning via screens at school, or videochatting with grandma and grandpa.<br> In this episode, Jen & Janet discuss:<br> <br> * Expert recommendations for screen time vs. reality<br> * Whether or not screen addiction is a "thing"<br> * Signs that your son might be spending too much time with screens<br> * How to help boys establish a balance between screentime and other activities<br> * The upside of screens<br> <br> Links we mentioned (or should have!) in Episode 106:<br> <a href="http://Glow%20Kids:%20How%20screen%20addiction%20is%20hijacking%20our%20kids">Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking Our Kids - And How to Break the Trance</a> -- book by Nicholas Kardaras, PhD<br> <br> <a href="https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/american-academy-of-pediatrics-announces-new-recommendations-for-childrens-media-use.aspx">Family Media Use Plan</a> – interactive tool from the American Academy of Pediatrics<br> <br> <a href="https://www.raisingdigitalnatives.com/screenwise/">Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (& Survive) In Their Digital World</a> – book by Devorah Heitner<br> <br> <a href="https://buildingboys.net/is-screen-time-really-all-that-bad-2/">Is Screen Time Really All That Bad?</a> – blog post by Jennifer L.W. Fink<br> <br> <a href="https://buildingboys.net/link-freedom-video-games/">The Link Between Freedom & Video Games</a> – blog post by Jennifer L.W. Fink<br> <br> <a href="http://moral%20combat%20why%20the%20war%20on%20violent%20video%20games%20is%20wrong">Moral Combat: Why the War of Violent Video Games is Wrong</a> -- book by Patrick Markey and Christopher Ferguson
