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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the feedback. Someone felt that the 1 1/2 hours a day of screen time was too much. Her screen time has been 10 1/2 hours a week since she was around 5. I'm following the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is no more than 1 or 2 hours per day. Note again: she is purposely not allowed an account on any social media such as FB or Instagram, which can be super addictive.

To be honest, I think her screen time is quite low compared to other kids who do 2 hours of video games a day, plus an hour or two of tv a day. As for her habit of doing it at the same time, that's because she likes to watch certain shows at those times. As I said, I always watched the "4:30 Movie" in NY when I was younger...[b]it didn't hurt my academics in the least[/b].

On Saturdays and Sundays she is also limited to 1 1/2 hours a day for total screen time. It works out fine for us.[/quote]

I don't know anyone whose kids play video games for 2 hours a day and then TV. Does that family even exist? Why did you erect that straw man?

As for your own experience, she's not you. You have already expressed concern about her academics (which is why you began this thread), so your experience is also not really relevant.

That's a lot of habitual television watching, no matter how you slice it. You were looking for advice on what to do, and I think many of us are start by nipping that in the bud. If you're counting the number of hours she watches (10.5 hours a week), that's a fixation and a little weird.[/quote]

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