Learner Dad: The kids play video games as we drink wine and agree they play too many video games

If you can hold out for ten minutes of them pleading for video games, they’ll go off and do something else. This is often them re-enacting their favourite video games, which is a bit sad, but at least they’re moving around and not looking at screens.

Pat Fitzpatrick is all for playdates,  even three days in a row. Picture: iStock 

Can a kid have too many playdates?

That’s the big question after last weekend.