My son is 9 and wants to play Roblox for like 3-4 hours on weekends. We let him do maybe 90 minutes right now but he keeps negotiating. Other dads, what's your limit? Feel like I'm either being too strict or letting him turn into a zombie.
90 minutes seems pretty reasonable for a 9 year old honestly. At least he's into games instead of just scrolling TikTok all day.
90 minutes sounds solid to me. The negotiation is the real battle though. My kids pull the same thing and I've learned that giving in once just makes it exponentially harder the next time.
I've been trying to figure this out with my two as well. The thing that's helped us is tying it to something they actually care about, not just arbitrary time limits. But yeah, 90 minutes seems reasonable for a 9-year-old.
We're dealing with this too. The argument is always that his friends are playing. Hard to say no when it's social for him.
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My son would lose his mind if I cut him off at 90. 3-4 hours seems excessive though. What's he playing that keeps him hooked?
90 minutes is solid. Stick to it. My older one tried to negotiate with me for months and now she's fine with the limit.