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[quote=Anonymous]What age/grade? I would probably do as you did and ban non-academic use of most electronics until grades improve. In our house, B's are a required minimum, so I wouldn't allow recreational screen time until either the kids' grades were all B's or above, or there was a specific plan in place for tutoring, remediation of weak areas, etc, to work on any particularly challenging subjects in which grades remained unsatisfactory despite genuine effort.

We tie allowance rates and most privileges to grades. If they don't want me micromanaging their lives, they need to handle things themselves in a way that yields good results. If grades are B's, they're allowed some screen time and a decent amount of freedom, but unless all grades are A's there's room for improvement so we do place some limits on their time such that they will spend more time studying. If they're making straight A's, meeting family responsibilities,  and behavior has otherwise been reasonable, we don't limit screen time, the high schoolers aren't given a curfew, and we don't require that they ask permission for most plans with friends -- just inform us of where they'll be and when they'll be home.  I've always told  my kids -- if you show that you can handle your own life responsibly and balance your various commitments without letting anything slide, I won't have to handle things for you or set many limits, because you will clearly be fine making your own decisions.[/quote]

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