As a working mom of four, Anne Whitmore knows the draw of an iPad screen all too well — that's why she and her husband have some hard limits in place, allowing their kids just an hour a day on their devices after school.

After dinner, the tablets and phones go away, and there are no screens except for a bit of TV watching. Despite their rules, Whitmore says it's not always easy to avoid screens, or know how to manage them — especially when she’s working from their Surrey, B.C., home and tending to her kids’ demands for entertainment.

“As a parent, we're constantly struggling with how do we prepare our kids for the future? How do we get them ready for a digital world, but also balance the need for, you know, having a broader perspective and having … other skills of critical thinking and s

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