What did people do before youtube? Why is it impossible to leave the kid alone in a safe-ish environment? We had an "almost" strict no-screens policy (long car trips I think was excluded) when our kids were under 2 years of age. It was fine, don't even remember it as a problem, even when only one parent was home cooking.
TV/DVDs/VHS tapes? And, well, prior to that women were largely expected to dedicate most of their time to looking after kids.
I was a single Dad of a 3yo (long before YouTube) and I can't imagine having done it without having some form of electronic entertainment to keep the kid distracted. I suppose I would've relied on other family or expensive childcare options.
