I have two teenage sons. So one conversation I have over and over—with my kids, my husband, my friends—is how to handle video games.
Sometimes it feels like the digital media battle is already lost. No matter how you try to contain them—banning phones at the table or limiting games to weekends—it seems like a kid is always pushing for more. After all, everyone else in her class has a phone. And all his friends get to game constantly.
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