EReaders for Kids: Just Another Screen?

As a parent I’m constantly in the midst of the “battle of the screens” with my children. They want to be on them more, and I’m struggling to steer them toward non-screen activities. Unfortunately I can’t say that modeling the behavior is one of my strategies as the very nature of my work has me staring at screens most of the day. However, I want my children to grow up as I did, learning and growing using a little bit of independence and imagination. Not comatose, glassy eyed, and with the onl...