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Re:YouTube isn’t for kids, but kids videos are among its mos... by r00fus on Thursday July 25, 2019 @05:09PM (#20529738)
This is also very much contributing to the calc above. My kids hated it when I prevented them from watching YTKids (and subsequently uninstalled the app), and still (a year+ later) complain they want to watch those actors playing with their favorite toys.

They are supremely addicted to that stuff (even the non-objectionable ones), it was scary to witness.

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Re:YouTube isn’t for kids, but kids videos are among its mos... by rednerrus on Thursday July 25, 2019 @05:25PM (#20529907)
My wife and I have taken the pads away from the kids permanently. They're just too crazy when it's time to be done with them.
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Re:YouTube isn’t for kids, but kids videos are among its mos... by r00fus on Thursday July 25, 2019 @05:46PM (#20530101)
Timers + a cool down period before the next activity = less withdrawal symptoms. I'm ashamed we still haven't removed the devices from their weekly allotment of diversions, but we don't have a TV to speak of, so it's their only time.
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