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How survival parenting conflicts with screen time ideals

Every night I promise myself I will not give my toddler the iPad in the morning and every morning I give him the iPad because I need twenty minutes to drink coffee in peace.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Daily survival needs consistently override long-term parenting values, creating cycles of compromise and guilt.

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