Give it to me straight - how much tv are your kids watching?

[Anonymous]

Two teenagers. So much youtube, xbox, netflix, snapchat, etc. But I think 15 yr old DD finally got tired of it. After doing school work today she spent several hours painting and is now riding her bike. 16 yr old gets kicked off the "good tv" periodically and has been seen to pick up his guitar and practice for a while when that happens.

[Anonymous]

Don’t have a TV, but on a daily average they have about an hour of non-educational screen time (movies, video games).

[Anonymous]

So my parents watch my daughter for about 3 hours per day while we both work. They watch her by PBS kids. I don’t let that stop me from Kindle time as I clean up and prep dinner.

My 4th grader does maybe 2 hours of video games and then watches tv in the evenings.

[Anonymous]

3 hours of tv. An hour in the morning, an hour after home school, and an hour of a science based show he likes before bed.

[Anonymous]

If TV is making your life easier, do it! Give yourself a break and don't feel bad about it. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and your kids will be fine.

This is from someone who doesn't even have a TV in her home...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If TV is making your life easier, do it! Give yourself a break and don't feel bad about it. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and your kids will be fine.

This is from someone who doesn't even have a TV in her home...

Seriously this. These are extraordinary times. Let them watch tv. This is what PBS Kids was made for. You might be able to buy seasons of Mr Rogers on your On Demand. Just do it and stop beating yourself up for it.

[Anonymous]

My teens are on screens from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to sleep. Exception is for meals, and an occasional family game.

It's temporary, and some of those screen times are zoom calls with friends/activities through an organization/online gaming with friends. Whatever helps them to get through this rough time.

Remember the parenting mantra: This to shall pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the TV.

Beat me to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the TV.

Beat me to it.

I have 10 and 12 year old boys, they are on screens probably 8-10 hours/day. Maybe an hour of that is for school work. They are playing fortnite with school friends for a big chunk of it. We are both teleworking full time, so this will probably continue the rest of the school year, which I'm sure they will remember as the Best Year Ever.

[Anonymous]

Pretty much unlimited except for today when we had some back talk going on. As long as the kids finish their online learning, practice their instruments, play outside somewhat depending on the weather and do their chores, I'm letting them do as much of their xbox/tv/Switch as they please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids get 1-1.5 hours of non-educational screens per day, but they are older (11 & 9) and DH and I are both working FT from home.

If you're a SAHM, 3-4 hours of screens feels like a lot - is this new? But you have younger kids and a newborn - do what you gotta do to survive! No judgments here.

Are you kidding me? She has a newborn and 2 young kids. You can’t compare them to your kids. Plus we are all stuck at home.

I have 9 and 11yo and they probably get 2 hours of non educational screen time. They also do 1-2 hours of academic screen time. Then they play chess and may watch news with us.

My 3yo also watches about 2 hours per day.

We usually are out and about. We hang out with friends, have activities. We are all stuck at home.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, OP, don't even ask, you have a newborn - you should be doing whatever you need to do to stay sane!! If that's 3-4 hours of TV or other screen time, then so be it. Your kids will be FINE. What's most important is that they have happy parents who love them, and they know it. And I'm sure they do.



[And the reason I wrote all of that above to preface my answer is b/c DH and I have flexible work from home schedules right now and I have a 4 and a 7 year old and they watch 20-40 minutes of TV a day, plus another 30-60 minutes of either a game or some other video like the Mo Willems drawing or a ballet lesson, or a music lesson, or a ballet show, or something like that. But 4 and 7 and two parents who are working from home with very flexible schedules is SO DIFFERENT from the situation you're in right now. You're in survival mode. Do what you need to do to survive.]

[Anonymous]

All the tv AND all the internet. Nothing matters anymore just survival.

[Anonymous]

I’m home. My 10 yr old is online form 8 am till 10 pm. He reads two grades above his level and scores really high on math , science etc. I’m not worried right not. He is technically in spring break. When school “starts” up again I’ll limit his time.

[Anonymous]

Very little, because they're addicted to video games. We've been doing a family move a few times a week, but other than that if they have a choice they're choosing video games. Lots and lots of video games.

Or, in other words, I am in absolutely no position to judge you. Either Coronavirus or newborn would be reason enough to throw screentime limits out the window. Both? Absolutely!