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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would limit it to an hour after all homework is done, M-F. If he goes to one of those schools that assigns very light homework I would make him read a book or do some academic enrichment before screens. Saying his grades are good is meaningless because some schools are very weak. I would go by standardized test scores, if his school administers such tests. 95th percentile and up earns more liberal screen privileges.[/quote]

Op here. He finishes his homework at aftercare, so no homework needs to be done at home. He is in CES, and 99% for both map M and map R. I could give him academic enrichment, but I can only rely on app which are screens unless I send him to private tutoring which is costly. I hesitate on math enrichment unless I want to introduce higher level pre algebra/algebra and I am not a teacher material on English subject. [/quote]

You can do enrichment that isn't on screens. Especially as he gets older. You might also be surprised about tutoring options. For instance, there is a writing tutor in my neighborhood who teaches composition and short story writing to kids in a class once a week (former school teacher, this is her retirement job, she just loves kids and loves writing). It's not expensive because they are group classes. The kids do some writing in class and also get fun assignments to do at home and bring to class and share with the group. It's a bonding experience and she also exposes the kids to interesting stories and essays they don't see in school. I know this is a specific thing to us but I bet if you looked you could find similar options. Also while it's screen based, Outschool also offers enrichment classes and they are at least engaging with another human via screen rather than just using an app.

I also wouldn't get hung up on the idea that he can only do academic enrichment or sports. Check out your local library -- ours offers things like chess club and Lego building clubs. A local music store offers beginner ukulele classes, if your kid enjoyed that he could then take guitar, which is a relatively inexpensive and accessible instrument to learn. You can also do group piano classes and get a keyboard for practicing at home -- my kid likes screwing around with all the presets on the keyboard at home after finishing the required 10 minutes of practice.

His current scores are not as important as the habits and interests he is developing now. You are setting him up for being a teenager who spends 80% of his waking hours online. You don't want this, trust me.[/quote]

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