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I have two kids, 5 and 8. In brief, I love computers and the internet but I genuinely fear social media and the whole dopamine loop hole along with various other social media risks. So my over-arching strategy has been to emphasise creativity vs consumption. Like, some passive consumption is fine, but I encourage them to think about what they are actually doing. If my child says "can I go on my laptop?", my first question is "what are you planning to do?". Youtube is awful for them. Email with family, seeing how easy it is to make and host a website, Google Maps, BBC in general ... these have been positive things,



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