Do you have children aged 11-13?

1. How old is your dc? just turned 12
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? yes
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? informal - no more than an hour a day as long as homework is done first
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? there's a little leeway but not too much - ds is pretty good at policing himself unless he's just got a new game!

If you answered "yes" to 3, what are the limits you set:
5a) Computer per school day 1 hour screen time in total so it's up to him whether it's tv/computer/xbox
5b) Computer per weekend/holiday day - limits are less stringent but I wouldn't want him spending any more than 2 hours a day on screen time in total - but it also depends on what else he's doing/what the weather's like/if we all fancy watching a film etc
5c) TV per school day see above
5d) TV per holiday day
5e) Other (please specify) per school day
5f) Other per holiday day

ages 11 and 13
2 no
3 no
4 n/a

no tv or pc in their bedrooms

1. 13
2. No
3. No
4. N/A.

Doesn't have TV in bedroom though.

Do check occasionally isn't using unsuitable websites etc.

Please fill in my quick survey:

1. How old is your dc? 13
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? no
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? no, but I suppose I might if she started using it loads & loads - it's just not an issue.
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? not applicable

1. How old is your dc?

12

2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'?

No

3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week?

No

4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute?

N/A

1. How old is your dc? 11
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? yes
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? formal(ish)...per day usually an hour on computer on a weekday..2 hours weekend. ds doesn't really regularly watch tv ..(apart from harry hill at the weekend). I would let him watch an hour or so of tv...or a couple of short programs if he wanted too. He doesn't really watch films.But i'd let him watch one if he wanted.
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? A bit bendy

hell will freeze over before my dcs have either a computer or tv in their bedroom.....

DDS aged nearly 11 and nearly 13
don't limit time. just watch from a distance. they tend to go through phases of wanting to use computer/DS and will need to be told that time is up after an hour orso but normally they just have a half hour here and there.
is that shockingly lax?

1. How old is your dc? 13
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? yes, on week days
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? yes, pc switches off automatically, same time every day.
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? Bend slightly on special occassions.

If you answered "yes" to 3, what are the limits you set: Switches off at 7pm, but she doesn't get it until chores/homework are done.
5a) Computer per school day - 2 hours max
5b) Computer per weekend/holiday day - anytime
5c) TV per school day - when jobs are done.
5d) TV per holiday day - when jobs are done.
5e) Other (please specify) per school day - ditto
5f) Other per holiday day - ditto

13
yes
yes-ish
yes

I bundle all screen time together and include time spent on phone texting. Lots on Sunday and on some days in the holidays - an hour at most on school days. We always have a bit of a family TV orgy on Saturday nights, so Saturdays don't count!

Pleae fill in my quick survey:

1. How old is your dc? 12
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? yes
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? yes
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? very bendy

If you answered "yes" to 3, what are the limits you set:
5a) Computer per school day
5b) Computer per weekend/holiday day
5c) TV per school day
5d) TV per holiday day
5e) Other (please specify) per school day
5f) Other per holiday day

answers to all 5a-f is max of 2 hours 'technology' per day including PC use, all electronic games etc but TV is generally allowed on top.

Having said that, ds tends not to use xbox etc on school days otherwise I would need to reduce the week day ration!

Perhaps to put that in perspective, dc does at least an hour of sport a day either at school or after and at weekends.. so no problem with exercise/ screen balance

1. How old is your dc? 12
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? Yes, informally
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? Child is very sensible so it is discretionary. Homework often seems to involve a screen, thanks to the school using a portal. Tv watching quite minor.
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? Entirely flexible as child is so sensible but with younger dc it will need to be absolute.

If you answered "yes" to 3, what are the limits you set:
5a) Computer per school day- about an hour max
5b) Computer per weekend/holiday day about an hour max
5c) TV per school day- around an hour
5d) TV per holiday day- variable , less in summer.5e) Other (please specify) per school day DS- has gone out of vogue atm but phone is very popular.
5f) Other per holiday day

Thank you for your time.

1. How old is your dc? 12

2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? yes

3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? not really Would monitor it over a week probably and then comment if I thought dc was on it excessively.

4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? very flexible

1. How old is your dc? 11 (year 7)
2. Do you monitor the time your dc spends on 'screens'? try to!
3. Do you have formal limits per day or per week? not "formal" but 30 mins after school in week, liberty hall saturday am
4. Do you bend/flex those limits or are they absolute? flexible... depdnt on homework / what else going on / my mood / behaviour

If you answered "yes" to 3, what are the limits you set: see above
5a) Computer per school day
5b) Computer per weekend/holiday day
5c) TV per school day
5d) TV per holiday day
5e) Other (please specify) per school day
5f) Other per holiday day