To add to this: if you think watching TV will rot your children’s minds & reading books will expand them, why is that? Obv you might consider the quality of what they watch and read, but I’ve never understood why the form itself should be considered damaging. https://twitter.com/michelledean/status/1246215376687390720

I’m not a parent but I am an ex-child who read books & watched TV constantly, & it was brilliant. I just hope parents out there don’t beat themselves up too much over daft & unrealistic middle class expectations because, honestly, if your kids are happy, you’re doing great