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Post by flippinchica on Oct 9, 2018 5:18:36 GMT -6
DS has been getting obsessed with TV and the tablet and we need to set some specific rules to limit it. What are your rules?
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Post by Betweenthelines on Oct 9, 2018 5:58:56 GMT -6
We're a little more laxed on weekends with screen time, but during the week they get about 30 mins in the morning while we're getting ready to leave for the day and then about 30 minutes in the evening while I'm cooking dinner. On the weekends, the TV is pretty much always on in the background but I'll make DS (since he's a little more zoned into TV) go do something to break him away from it from time to time. But we're also on the go a lot so this really only applies to rainy/cold days when we're stuck in the house all day. When they have their quiet time on weekends they can use their tablets but for no more then an hour. I make them play with puzzles or whatever for a while before I go in and tell them they can use their tablets.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Oct 9, 2018 7:25:57 GMT -6
tv is always on. i have lately been turning off their shows and making them play. i do want to turn it off more. they usually only get their tablets when we are out to eat. or for about 45 minutes at home during special things - such as they are fighting and i need quiet or i need to take a shower and need to ensure they won't get into trouble.
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Post by CestLaVie on Oct 9, 2018 9:41:58 GMT -6
I don't have a minute limit but we do "adult time" vs "kid time" which they are usually not interested in watching our shows. our rules are: 1. No screens in the morning unless you feed yourself, dress yourself, get backpack ready, etc. I used to say none at all in the morning but actually it's been nice because DS will sneak out of bed at 5:30, and get himself 100% ready for school which is a win for me. By the time I get up he's sitting there all dressed and playing a game 2. No screens unless everything is done. So dishes need to be done, laundry put away, that sort of thing. Since we started doing this, DS and DD take care of the dishes and it's actually surprising how much they can handle at 6 and 3. Weekends are a free for all. We just got a nintendo switch and we keep it stored up high and are only going to let them play when we pull it down.
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Post by Betweenthelines on Oct 9, 2018 10:48:20 GMT -6
CestLaVie, I think we're getting a Switch for H and I, err, I mean for the kids, for Christmas.
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Post by Betweenthelines on Oct 9, 2018 10:49:51 GMT -6
Oh, the tablet also helps us on the weekends with giving us more sleep. DD wakes up early, so she'll go to the bathroom & change into her underwear, brush her teeth, and then put her headphones on and use her tablet quietly in her room. Game changer to let me sleep longer. That is also another reason why we don't limit it as much on weekends.
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Post by CestLaVie on Oct 9, 2018 15:38:45 GMT -6
CestLaVie , I think we're getting a Switch for H and I, err, I mean for the kids, for Christmas. The kids got it from their kookum for Christmas... You have no idea how excited DH and I were hahaha. My SIL texted me right away, "I will send you Zelda to borrow!" hahaha
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Post by Pizzaslut on Oct 9, 2018 20:18:37 GMT -6
He gets about 30-60 minutes a day during the week. He’s at daycare 3 days a week and sometimes he doesn’t get any on those days but the tv is usually on. When my mom watching him, he was watching more and more and I had to cut back. She’s been keeping him to two Mickey episodes a day.
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Post by shellyr on Oct 9, 2018 21:38:25 GMT -6
I try to limit C's screen time to 30 mins a day unless it is a Disney movie as a treat. Honestly, sometimes when she watches her own shows she turns into a monster when we turn it off and it isn't worth letting her have any in the first place.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Oct 10, 2018 5:24:17 GMT -6
kids had NO tv last night since we got home from swim after 6 pm, they ate than bath then bed. C threw the biggest fit and didn't want to go to his bed, he wanted to sleep in the chair in front of the tv. That alone has made my decision to cut back on their tv time.
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Post by flippinchica on Oct 10, 2018 11:17:48 GMT -6
I try to limit C's screen time to 30 mins a day unless it is a Disney movie as a treat. Honestly, sometimes when she watches her own shows she turns into a monster when we turn it off and it isn't worth letting her have any in the first place. This is my biggest issue. He gets really upset when we turn it off for dinner or bath time or time to leave. I think the first rule will be that if he freaks out it is done for the day. And no TV till he is ready for school in the morning. I'm also not counting adult TV shows. He ignores those.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Oct 10, 2018 11:24:14 GMT -6
flippinchica, shellyr, do you warn them that you will be turning it off. like "C, in 10 minutes the tv is going off and you're taking a bath.....C in 5 minutes the tv is going off. ......C it's almost bath time, 2 more minutes of tv." I found this really helps limit the freak out of changing activities.
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Post by flippinchica on Oct 10, 2018 11:43:16 GMT -6
flippinchica, shellyr, do you warn them that you will be turning it off. like "C, in 10 minutes the tv is going off and you're taking a bath.....C in 5 minutes the tv is going off. ......C it's almost bath time, 2 more minutes of tv." I found this really helps limit the freak out of changing activities. I usually do this. It kinda helps. Usually I tell him after this episode ends.
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Post by shellyr on Oct 12, 2018 8:07:41 GMT -6
flippinchica , shellyr , do you warn them that you will be turning it off. like "C, in 10 minutes the tv is going off and you're taking a bath.....C in 5 minutes the tv is going off. ......C it's almost bath time, 2 more minutes of tv." I found this really helps limit the freak out of changing activities. I warn her but her understanding of time isn't good. More so I say "after this clip is done, I'm shutting this off."
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