Megan Fox has shockingly strict electronics rules

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Sara McGinnis

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Though Megan Fox considers herself to be a "free-spirit mother," she has some seriously strict rules about electronics in place.

The actress, who has welcomed two boys with estranged husband Brian Austin Green, recently spoke about her parenting plan by sharing:

"My kids in particular, I’m enrolling them in a school where technology is not allowed until they’re much older and computers are introduced because they will need that eventually to function in the real world. But as children, they shouldn’t be around it at all in my opinion. My kids won’t have cell phones or tablets, or any of that. It interferes with the brain development. I’m very big into this, I’m very passionate about it."

Megan Fox's words echo a 2014 interview she gave, in which she shared:

"I do let them watch movies, I just don’t let them watch TV. With movies I feel like there’s a beginning, a middle and an end. It’s linear. There’s a clear story. I think that it’s different than just putting a kid in front of the television, because it’s just nonstop. They’re just being bombarded with all of this sort of live media and it’s very overwhelming and it’s too stimulating I think for anyone. I don’t watch television because it’s just too much it overwhelms me. I just can’t deal with it.

"Movies are so nostalgic and they can remind us of these amazing times in our childhood. I remember going to the theater to see movies with my dad or my mom and those are special moments for me. One day they’re gonna watch television. I can’t keep it from them forever. My intention is to keep it away as long as possible or to introduce it through Apple TV so they’re not being exposed to the commercials constantly. My goal is no computers, no cell phones until at least 8th grade."

Isn't it interesting the way she draws a line between movies and the rest of electronics? I've honestly never thought about the content in that way.

As one of the many families out there that struggles with limiting electronics time I can empathize a bit with Megan's ambitions, but I don't know that that extreme of a stance is necessary. Although I dislike the amount my kids desire to be online, they'e done and learned some really great things through electronics. Sometimes they watch shows for pure entertainment, but often they're looking up things they're interested in or being creative by filming a video of their own.

I'll be impressed if she can get her boys to 8th grade without electronics, but even if it doesn't work out I hope she'll realizes there's no shame in aiming for a happy medium.

Where do you draw the line on electronics? Do you think kids would be better off with just movies (or nothing at all)?

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