My son has been asking for more gaming time on Saturdays and Sundays. Right now he's getting maybe 30 mins on weekdays and I was thinking 2 hours total on weekend days might be fair. He's still active, plays outside, reads books. Am I being too lenient or is this actually reasonable? What does everyone else do?
Two hours on weekends seems high for a 7yo honestly. I've got four kids and we've found that balance between weekend fun and getting them outside is way better than just cranking the gaming. Maybe add a catch-all like 'screen time only after we do something active'?
That's pushing it for that age. We do about an hour on weekends and the rest of the time we're exploring or doing something outdoors. The adventure keeps them happier than the games anyway.
Two hours on weekends is reasonable if the rest of the week he's mostly off screens. Make sure he's still getting outside time and doing other activities. But honestly 2 hours isn't crazy for a 7 year old on weekend days.
I think two hours is fine for weekends but you need a solid cutoff time and something else planned after so he's not just asking for more once his time is up. Structure around the screen time makes the difference.
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We do about the same with our kids that age. The key is making sure there's a hard stop and that the rest of the day has actual stuff to do. If he's gaming from 10am to 12pm and then you do family stuff, that's totally reasonable.