Anonymous
01/20/2024 08:57
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
Anonymous wrote:1 hour total screen time most days while I make dinner. Divided between Nintendo switch (only a handful of approved games like Animal Crossing and Mario kart). Some games on iPads like Scrabble go they play with extended family. Some limited YouTube kids on days I can supervise more. The YouTube is the only part I’m not particularly happy with. They love it and some things are high quality like drawing how tos and lego builds but some is not and I hate having to keep checking on what they are watching. They have access to Disney plus and some shows but for whatever reason don’t love those as much.
On the recent snow days it was a lot more. Just being honest. We did other things too but…
Oh kids are 6 and 9. Both pretty good readers so they can navigate games etc well
Anonymous
01/20/2024 08:56
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
1 hour total screen time most days while I make dinner. Divided between Nintendo switch (only a handful of approved games like Animal Crossing and Mario kart). Some games on iPads like Scrabble go they play with extended family. Some limited YouTube kids on days I can supervise more. The YouTube is the only part I’m not particularly happy with. They love it and some things are high quality like drawing how tos and lego builds but some is not and I hate having to keep checking on what they are watching. They have access to Disney plus and some shows but for whatever reason don’t love those as much.
On the recent snow days it was a lot more. Just being honest. We did other things too but…
On the recent snow days it was a lot more. Just being honest. We did other things too but…
Anonymous
01/20/2024 07:46
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
5&7, so much… 1-2 hrs per day 7 days a week.
Anonymous
01/20/2024 07:39
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
7 and 5
Generally zero during the week unless someone’s sick of my neurospicy son is having meltdowns and I need to cook dinner.
Weekends we let them watch tv so we can get an extra hour of sleep if 7 is up early. We usually will do a family movie at some point on the weekend.
One afternoon a weekend, if we’re doing nothing, they can play a game or watch a movie on their tablet.
No youtube ever.
Generally zero during the week unless someone’s sick of my neurospicy son is having meltdowns and I need to cook dinner.
Weekends we let them watch tv so we can get an extra hour of sleep if 7 is up early. We usually will do a family movie at some point on the weekend.
One afternoon a weekend, if we’re doing nothing, they can play a game or watch a movie on their tablet.
No youtube ever.
Anonymous
01/20/2024 07:34
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
6: 1 show, 24-30 minutes a day, before dinner. My kid is tv obsessed and would watch tv for the whole day if allowed. The 30 minutes is an attempt to make it less forbidden fruit. No tablets, video games, or movies
Anonymous
01/20/2024 07:33
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I also have rule followers, OP, and we don't allow YouTube or games like Minecraft/Roblox. The vast majority of my kids' screen time is TV.
Weekdays - 1 half hour tv show after school while they eat a snack
Weekends - 2 shows in the morning while we sleep and maybe one in the afternoon or a movie night
Occasionally (like once a week) they get 20-30 minutes of iPad time and we only have educational games on there because we're jerks.
Me again - I didn't include that in the evenings, they sometimes watch sports with their dad. 8 and 10 year old girls.
Buh bye
Anonymous
01/19/2024 23:39
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
Anonymous wrote:I also have rule followers, OP, and we don't allow YouTube or games like Minecraft/Roblox. The vast majority of my kids' screen time is TV.
Weekdays - 1 half hour tv show after school while they eat a snack
Weekends - 2 shows in the morning while we sleep and maybe one in the afternoon or a movie night
Occasionally (like once a week) they get 20-30 minutes of iPad time and we only have educational games on there because we're jerks.
Haha
Anonymous
01/19/2024 23:31
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
8 yr old
Weekdays
- no screen time in the morning (later start school, but that’s when he has energy to read or play independently)
- afternoon - late start = late finish… and he is drained. Screen time while I finish work and make dinner. 1 to 1.5 hr. Not great. No screens after dinner.
Weekends
- I try to limit to 2 hr but usually fail. Especially in winter, the days are long. I would say 4 hr on some weekend days. I am embarrassed but being honest. Need a reset .,.
Movie theaters - maybe twice in whole life. We rarely go in general.
Weekdays
- no screen time in the morning (later start school, but that’s when he has energy to read or play independently)
- afternoon - late start = late finish… and he is drained. Screen time while I finish work and make dinner. 1 to 1.5 hr. Not great. No screens after dinner.
Weekends
- I try to limit to 2 hr but usually fail. Especially in winter, the days are long. I would say 4 hr on some weekend days. I am embarrassed but being honest. Need a reset .,.
Movie theaters - maybe twice in whole life. We rarely go in general.
Anonymous
01/19/2024 23:13
Subject: Re:What are your screen time rules?
Anonymous wrote:Related question, do your lower elementary kids watch video games or go to movie theaters? Mine has only seen movies at home, but I think some friends have Nintendo Switches and I’m sure they have played.
I have a second grader and no, the only screen time she gets is tv. She has never been to a movie theater but that's mostly because we don't go to movie theaters. We do watch movies at home.
Anonymous
01/19/2024 23:11
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
Anonymous wrote:I also have rule followers, OP, and we don't allow YouTube or games like Minecraft/Roblox. The vast majority of my kids' screen time is TV.
Weekdays - 1 half hour tv show after school while they eat a snack
Weekends - 2 shows in the morning while we sleep and maybe one in the afternoon or a movie night
Occasionally (like once a week) they get 20-30 minutes of iPad time and we only have educational games on there because we're jerks.
Me again - I didn't include that in the evenings, they sometimes watch sports with their dad. 8 and 10 year old girls.
Anonymous
01/19/2024 23:10
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
I also have rule followers, OP, and we don't allow YouTube or games like Minecraft/Roblox. The vast majority of my kids' screen time is TV.
Weekdays - 1 half hour tv show after school while they eat a snack
Weekends - 2 shows in the morning while we sleep and maybe one in the afternoon or a movie night
Occasionally (like once a week) they get 20-30 minutes of iPad time and we only have educational games on there because we're jerks.
Weekdays - 1 half hour tv show after school while they eat a snack
Weekends - 2 shows in the morning while we sleep and maybe one in the afternoon or a movie night
Occasionally (like once a week) they get 20-30 minutes of iPad time and we only have educational games on there because we're jerks.
Anonymous
01/19/2024 22:28
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
11 and 9-
None during week
Movie night Friday or Sat night
Weekends at 730am allowed for 1-1.5 hours -usually a mix of YouTube, a show or fifa (soccer game on Nintendo).
My kids are in a ton of sports and between the two plus homework we are jam packed. I’m fine with screen time if we have the time. If no sports and they have a friend over on a Fri-Sun I’ll typically allow some gaming time in addition to the above (for 11yo).
None during week
Movie night Friday or Sat night
Weekends at 730am allowed for 1-1.5 hours -usually a mix of YouTube, a show or fifa (soccer game on Nintendo).
My kids are in a ton of sports and between the two plus homework we are jam packed. I’m fine with screen time if we have the time. If no sports and they have a friend over on a Fri-Sun I’ll typically allow some gaming time in addition to the above (for 11yo).
Anonymous
01/19/2024 22:04
Subject: What are your screen time rules?
Weird responses here.
I have an 8 year old son. Our rule is no screens Monday to Thursday. Friday after school and Saturday and Sunday are mostly free for all, no strict rules. In practice its probably one hour on Friday and 2 or 3 hours on the weekend. Son plays minecraft or watches netflix mostly, occasional xbox if a parent wants to play with him.
We do go to the movies maybe once a month. And we go to video arcade type places once a month too.
I have an 8 year old son. Our rule is no screens Monday to Thursday. Friday after school and Saturday and Sunday are mostly free for all, no strict rules. In practice its probably one hour on Friday and 2 or 3 hours on the weekend. Son plays minecraft or watches netflix mostly, occasional xbox if a parent wants to play with him.
We do go to the movies maybe once a month. And we go to video arcade type places once a month too.
Anonymous
01/19/2024 21:38
Subject: Re:What are your screen time rules?
Anonymous wrote:7 and 9. They get about an hour of screen time a day. On a Sat or Sun maybe 2 hours since we watch movies as a family. It’s fine.
+1
Anonymous
01/19/2024 21:34
Subject: Re:What are your screen time rules?
7 and 9. They get about an hour of screen time a day. On a Sat or Sun maybe 2 hours since we watch movies as a family. It’s fine.