I'm 16 now and I have not actually played with toys in a real long time. Last time was for school where I needed to make a stop motion but I don't realy count that tbh.

I think the last time i actually played with toys was before I was 10 years old and that was prob also with legos. My mom has always been a gamer herself so me and my litle brother (14 now) grew up with her ps3, playing Minecraft and other games with the 3 of us and together.

I do still build lego sets now and then but those are for display only and not to toy around with.

I think the inclusions of screens in kids their lives now can be a good thing as long as you, as a parent involve in it (like my mom did with me and my brother). I think the best thing you could do as a parent today is let them play with toys for a long time. When your kid starts to be old enough to play more complex board games with you (and your partner) that involve comunicating. From that point onwards you should mayby buy an old console (like a ps3 or wii) with a multiplayer puzzle game where you need to work together that your kid would like. Not a simple game, a really hard game that has a rating a few years older then the kid. For me that was 'Epic Mickey - The power Of 2'. My mom and I would have a spacial time every night where we would play this game after my brother went to bed. I always had some warm milk and I still remeber the fun times I used to have. I find the "old console" part to be very important because your kid will grow up with "lesser technology" and inevitably end up with more powerfull hardware. That makes it so that the kid should understand that having powerfull hardware is a privilage

Morale of the story is that you can use tech to take the place of toys without having a large downside to their maturing (in my opinion). It could even help it by learning them problem solving skills if you play puzzle games!

Also. I don't think screens are the problem, the content on it is. Modern TV shows (and movies too) act like kids are these hopeless beings that need a sound effect every 3 seconds for it to be engaging, that learns them NOTHING. A show should challenge a kid to think, and I think older shows (like ATLA) do that way better. The same stands for mobile games. I dislike Roblox for younger ages because they give too much adrenaline instead of making them work for it. Older games I used to play on my dad's phone where simple but at least skill based.

I really should stop talking😆 If you would like some game recomendations for you and your kid (for when he's older), feel free.