I am still torn about this thorny issue. I tried really hard to interest both my kids in reading books from the youngest age. They loved me reading to them, but they couldn't raise the enthusiasm to pick up a book for pleasure, or even persevere with a book once they'd started. Books were for school. They watched TV for a couple of hours a day, I guess, but no more until they were both about 10. This was ok, because I insisted on never having more than one TV in the house, and it was in the living room and my husband wanted to watch the news channels and documentaries most evenings. We never ate in front of the TV (another habit I've always resisted). Then the dread day came when my son, older by 3 years than his sister, who had been nagging us for a phone for a couple of years was given one as a present by a family friend, who thought he was being kind I guess but didn't ask our permission. I'm still annoyed about this! That was the beginning of a whole world of trouble. Once he had a phone he spent as much time as possible every evening on social media with his class mates and friends, between WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and then TikTok. Dragging his eyes away from the screen and asking him to interact with the rest of the family became ever more difficult. Then of course his little sister started nagging for a phone too, and instead of getting one at age 11, she got hers (his old one) at the age of 10. Of course everyone else had phones at school. She asked for an Amazon Fire tablet for her birthday even before she got a phone, although to be fair she only played educational games on it and did a lot of drawing. Then we had the the wave of video games which my son became obsessed by - particularly Fortnite. He was only allowed to play this when his dad didn't want the TV, so we had many bitter arguments. He would try anything and everything to stay longer on Fortnite. The only saving grace was that he had a lot of friends and played a lot of sports which at least gave him motivation to gt away from the screen. He is now 15, and for the sake of online schooling we have had to get him a laptop and a TV monitor for his room. His entire social life is now online was we are in Lockdown, and I can hardly blame him for it. We've sent him to a psychologist and discovered that he has ADHD and is therefore even more attached to gaming's quick hits than other kids, but at least we understand better what drives him and our relationship is based on good communication now, coupled with the fact that he's grown up a fair amount. All in all, despite the endless rows and appalling arguments of a couple of years ago I am cautiously optimistic that we are maintaining a reasonable balance with the screens during the pandemic. His sports activities are desperately missed just now, but he can still access football a couple of times a week. My daughter, the younger child, is more interested in chatting with her immediate friends and designing/drawing on her phone. She watches a lot of NetFlix, but mostly just Disney and series aimed at young kids. She spends too much time doing all this on her phone, but again, with lockdown all around and even ballet on zoom just now I think we have a reasonable balance. Thankfully she has never really been into gaming, although she does like Among Us, as does her brother. I've given you a huge long rambling answer, but hopefully it will help you in your research. I'm actively interested in finding ways to limit screen time for kids without it turning into a seeming battleground or punishment, and am constantly exploring tools to do that.