Screen Time Battle with 7 Year Old - Am I Being Too Strict?

WesNew Dad

2d ago1 min read

My son gets one hour on weekends, nothing on school nights except maybe 20 mins of educational stuff on fridays. All my friends think I'm insane. Their kids are on tablets constantly. But honestly his behavior is so much better when he's not glued to a screen. He's actually bored sometimes which sounds bad but then he invents these crazy games or actually talks to us. We're trying to teach him that screens are a tool not entertainment. The hard part is every other parent lets their kids do whatever and then my kid feels left out. Is an hour really too little? I feel like I'm the bad guy but also his attention span is way better than the other kids his age.

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KKarl J.Regular2d ago

One hour on weekends seems solid to me. The no school nights rule keeps things sane and helps with sleep and homework. Stick with it, the pushback from friends usually means you're doing something right.

CCarl W.Regular2d ago

You're not insane at all, honestly sounds pretty reasonable. I've got two kids and the screen time creep is real - you're being intentional about it which is what matters. Your friends probably aren't thinking about the long term effects like you are.