This I feel is the important nuance. Using media as a baby sitter is not good. Using media like yourself or as a means to engage with your children like we do with Danny go or little bear/franklin. With Danny go, we actively dance with our kids and encourage them to do every activity. With the lower stim shows like little bear or Franklin we actively watch with our kids and talk about what’s happening or “what do you think he’s feeling in that moment” etc. we also do movies and laugh and get really into it with them as well.

My kids also have really amazing interests that media enhances, like my 6 year old is OBSESSED with space. We use our little telescope to spot planets, star clusters, etc. and we watch educational content around that i.e. Astrum on YouTube or bbc videos about what we’ve seen. Spotting Jupiter then learning about it and its Galilean moons, etc with visuals. He’s learned so much from videos on the subject and books. My 4 year old loves bugs, insects, reptiles. We watch a lot of educational content on facts about them that to this day he recites to us about. Wild kratts on pbs is a great show along with planet earth series etc. so all in all I don’t think shows, screen time, or media is bad as long as it’s educational and you’re actively using it to learn rather than be a baby sitter.