We do 1 hour on school days, 2 hours on weekends. No screens after 7pm and definitely not at the dinner table. It took a month for my kids to stop complaining but honestly the behavior improved so much. They read more, they actually talk to us. I'm not anti-tech but structure matters. What are your limits looking like?
This is the kind of structure that actually works. We do something similar and honestly the kids barely complain about it anymore. You've got a good system going here.
The no screens at dinner table rule is huge. We started doing something similar and it completely changed our meal time conversations. That first month was rough though, not gonna lie.
1 hour on school days sounds solid. My kid's at practice 4 nights a week so screen time isn't really the battle for us, but I respect you sticking with it for that full month.
This is solid. We're less strict on weekends but same basic framework. 7pm cutoff is key because otherwise bedtime becomes a nightmare. How long did it take your kids to adjust?
The no screens at dinner rule is clutch. That's been our biggest game changer. Actual conversations happen when phones aren't around.
1 hour on school days is solid. My kids push back on it constantly but I've seen what happens when we're looser about it and their behavior gets rough. The 7pm cutoff is key for sleep too.
This approach feels really balanced. We were way too loose with screens and it was affecting everything. How did you introduce the boundaries? Did you get pushback at first?
We've been trying 1.5 hours on school days but the battles are real. Did you have pushback when you first started this or did your kids accept it pretty quickly?
We do something similar and honestly the weekend hour limit is where it gets tested the most. Rainy days make me want to cave but we hold the line. It's worth it.
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The no screens at dinner rule is clutch. We do the same thing and it actually forces us to talk to each other. Shockingly my kids are more entertaining when they're not zombies.