Screen time whenever?
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Anonymous
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I have an incoming Kindergartener and a preschooler. They go to school 3 days a week, 8.5 hours per day (extended day preschool). The oldest will be going to school 5 days a week with after school care until 5:30pm starting next month.
As long as it is not effecting their behavior/sleep, I allow screen time when we are home. I am a coparenting mother and their father is similar, he has them 3 days a week. They tend to play video games often there, but he still takes them to the park, store or family gathering etc every weekend. For example, today we went to the McDonald's play place at breakfast time and when we got home I let them play roblox. We had lunch and while her brother napped my daughter and I played a board game and then she was on her tablet watching shows while I relaxed. Now her brother is up and they are playing Legos, but will likely have more screentime before bed. The next 3 days they will be at school, so we won't have screentime except maybe a show playing in the background at dinnertime. Am I doing ok? |
Anonymous
| No, that's way too much screen time. Way too much time being sedentary, way too much time having their thoughts guided by a program, etc. |
Anonymous
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OP here
I should mention we live in apartments. Their dad is right by the park so they do that often. I take them to the apartment pool or just drive them to different parks/indoor gyms. |
Anonymous
Really? Just to be clear, nearly every day they don't have school I take them to a park, indoor playplace, or pool. So I thought it would be ok before/after that. |
Anonymous
It's too much screen time. |
Anonymous
| People get very judgy about screen time. If it works for you and your kid go with it. |
Anonymous
This. Don’t look here for validation. Life will change and different things will be appropriate at different times. Change accordingly. Don’t believe DCUM that they will be addicted and ruined for life if they have screens. You seem to have a balance of activities. I was the biggest hardcore no screens mom when they were little. Today mine spent 90% of their waking hours on the iPad or computer. Maybe that’s an exaggeration but it feels like it. It’s summer, they are older, it’s okay. |
Anonymous
+1 Screen time is just part of modern life. And every child and every family is different. Make sure they get enough time outside and a good amount of exercise then don't sweat it unless it's impacting behavior in some way. |
Anonymous
| What do you want from us OP? A cookie? Here, have a cookie. Do you what you have to do. Personally, I don't allow that much screen time, but my circumstances are very different than yours. |
Anonymous
| Too much screen time. The kids I know who had this much screen time in preschool and elementary are now teens with serious mental health issues. I am not kidding you. Be careful. |
Anonymous
| Just do it. All the wackos on here will tell you no |
Anonymous
I want you to not reply butter face |
Anonymous
| It’s way too much screen time for kids that young. That’s simply a fact. No more than one hour a day maximum, OP. |
Anonymous
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Eating while watching TV is terrible, OP, and leads to life long eating disorders. Ask me how I know.
And yes, in general, that is way too much time in front of a screen. Even an hour a day is too much for such young kids. |
Anonymous
| Way too much screen time for kids so young. I would not introduce Roblox either to kids so young. |