Recently I posted a infograph that outlined the Video Consumption of teenagers, and shared a parenting practice we do in our home called “No Screen Time.”  The comments on that post brought up an interesting question and response.  I thought I’d share those comments here, and then add my own response:

First is from Nathan Hart:

And then a great response from my wife, Starr:

I’m with both Nathan and Starr, and I’m sure at odds with many of my tech-inclined friends.  There is something about being on a screen (iPad, computer, television) that seems inherently uncommunicative.  Not that you can’t use that technology for those things, but it’s more of an extra step to do so.  I love Starr’s response that time spent in front of a screen seems to lead to less conversation, and less interaction as a whole.

I do NOT believe that screen time is a bad thing, but I think as with all good things….there can be too much of a good thing.  And in the year, 2012, screen time holds a real danger of being something that in large consumption levels can become destructive.

What do you say?