Is 2 hours of screen time per day too much for a 7 year old?

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1d ago1 min read

My wife thinks our son is on the iPad too much but I feel like one or two hours a day is reasonable, especially if some of it is educational stuff. He does his homework, plays outside, reads books. The gaming and YouTube is after all that. Am I being a bad dad for letting this slide? What do other parents do? Trying to find the balance here.

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BBrian M.New Dad1d ago

Honestly it depends on what else he's doing that day. If he's got soccer practice and outdoor time and homework then maybe it's fine. If it's iPad plus nothing else then yeah that's too much.

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JJoeRegular19h ago

Your wife probably has a point. At 7 the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending way less than that. I'm not trying to be that guy but the research on it isn't great. Maybe negotiate down to one hour on school days?

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AAlex R.New Dad10h ago

Two hours feels like a lot to me but I'm also bias because we try to keep it under 90 minutes on school days. What kind of stuff is he doing on the iPad? Educational apps hit different than games.

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