Kids and their use of iPad/iPhone/TV

[Jade]

I was thinking about this some more today, and I just thought about the fact that, when we take on the responsibility to care for entities that are less experienced on this life plane than we are, that we sometimes must take steps to protect them. I think about sweet Judy, and how before we had her, she lived the life of a wild and free country dog - most of her meals were live caught rodents (she was still very underfed), she's had some of her toes ripped off, and she's been shot multiple times. But she was free. Now, she's an indoor dog - she never goes outside without a leash and likely won't again. But, she benefits, because her life is more stable and predictable now - her meals are regular, her humans aren't emotionally unstable, she's much safer physically. We see her gratitude in being able to relax in ways that were impossible for her before. In a way, we have limited her, but in another way, we're allowing her a safe space to grow and become more of herself because she knows someone "above" her is watching out for her no matter what, and will protect her from things that would injure her or cause her troubles, that she wouldn't even know to see coming due to her lack of experience.

Anyway. This is just some more food for thought. I also think that it is almost impossible, no matter what you do, Lana, for you to do the wrong thing, because you will be sincerely acting out of love and support for your daughter's well-being, and not acting against her in a gut-reaction way because what she's doing irritates you, or whatnot. It's obvious that you just want to see her do and be her best. Device usage is a slippery slope, for sure.