Several months ago my husband asked about us getting our 3 year old a tablet and my response in a nutshell was a hell no. I'm not anti screen time, but I thought he's so little he doesn't need that exposure yet, trying to keep the screen time down seemed like more than it was worth, and he plays games on my tablet I use for reading and on our desktop once in a while so it just didn't feel necessary, and I was worried the idea of him having his own would create more problems than it was worth.
Fast forward to Christmas… My husband finds a leapfrog tablet on clearance and buys it for him without really consulting me. Our 3 year old loves it, is has a lot of learning games, which is great, but now I'm feeling resentful because we're already having behavioral issues with the thing… That mindset of "it's mine" makes him feel like it should always be available, tantrums when it's time to get off, and hes only played with it maybe 4 times since Christmas, 30 minutes each time, but he asks for it ALL. DAY. LONG. despite us not using any electronics until after lunch and freaks out when I say no or suggest a different activity.. He's even throwing tantrums when I shut the TV off even if he wasn't watching it. Now I'm feeling resentful because this was exactly what I knew would happen, and now my husband gets to go to work all day while I deal with the aftermath. I know he just wanted to get something nice for our son and it was on sale, and I don't really know what to do because I don't want to upset my son by getting rid of the tablet.
Has anyone else gone through something like this? I know I need to have a talk with my husband but I don't even know what the solution is here or what to say.