I remember those days when it is quiet. You just know they are up to no good. That is how we all learn though through doing things we shouldn't. I kept my kids away from the television for as long as I could. With all the gadgets today it must be a nightmare.
We have managed very well so far from keeping her away from screens as we don't watch television really at all and when we do, it is after she goes to bed. When we travel we talk and sing, at the shops talk and sing and play with stuff we find and during the day when we have things to do, she joins in with us and helps us clean or if we are cooking, will play in the lounge room or draw.