How much screen time is actually reasonable for a 6 year old?

K

Aug 131 min read

My wife and I have been going back and forth on this. She wants him on an iPad for 30 mins a day for educational apps, I'm thinking more like 1 hour on weekends only. What are other parents actually doing here? I dont want to be the crazy restrictive dad but I also don't want him glued to a screen all day.

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CChris M.RegularAug 14

Honestly 30 mins is solid. Just make sure it's actual educational stuff and not just YouTube kids videos of other people playing with toys. That's basically junk food for the brain.

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JJoeRegularAug 13

30 mins sounds reasonable to me. My daughter is 6 and we do similar limits on the iPad. The key is being consistent about it though. We found that having a specific time of day (like after dinner) works better than letting her ask whenever.

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DDave M.New DadAug 14

We struggled with this too. My wife wanted more screen time for educational apps, I wanted less. Ended up compromising at 45 minutes but only on weekdays, weekends we try to keep it to 20-30. The pediatrician said under an hour is fine at that age.

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