How much screen time is actually reasonable?

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13h ago1 min read

I'm struggling with this. My kids are 7 and 10 and right now they get about an hour on weekends but I'm wondering if I'm being too strict. My wife thinks we should let them have a little more especially when we're cooking dinner. What's everyone else doing? I don't want them glued to devices but I also don't want to be the dad that says no to everything.

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BBrandonRegularjust now

I did some research on this for my kids and the consensus seems to be quality over quantity. An hour is fine if it's not mindless stuff. My 9 year old does coding games which technically counts as screen time but it's educational so I feel better about it.

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AAdam K.New Dadjust now

An hour on weekends seems totally reasonable to me. The key is making sure they have other stuff to do. My kids have the same limit and honestly they don't even think about it once they're distracted with something else.

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PPedroRegular6h ago

Weekends only seems harsh honestly. What about a little on school nights? Like 30 minutes? That's what we do and it seems to work. An hour on weekends is good though.

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