How much screen time?

[WanderingTrolley1]

How much time are your children getting at the moment?

Far too much. More than I'd usually allow

8yo maximum of an hour a day.

The tweens and teens are being left to self-regulate. I would say DC1 and DC3 probably between two and four hours max. depending on the day.

DC2 much more, maybe 6 hours a day, maybe more (we may have to revisit the self-regulation thing...).

That's during the Easter holidays, was different when they were doing school from home.

More than they should but these are very difficult times and I just try to balance things as best I can and don't feel guilty about it although that part is hard.

Just mentally tried to add it up... and decided not to post on here

It’s a hard time.

Loads.

Loads. But it's getting them through a weird time and helping save lives and sanity. So it's fine.

Far more this week as on hols

Usually 1 hour on weekdays and 3 or so on weekends

This week I reckon 4-6 hours a day. It's split between phone, tv, PS4 etc and lots of breaks but normally would be around 1/3 of that and they'd be out (11 & 14)

Em just going to be honest here and say as much as they like. I do worry that it's not good for them and occasionally insist on screen free time. They know what's expect of them (not much tbh tidy room be washed and dressed. Meal times together. Pick up after yourself) and if it's done and they are happy with screen time I leave them to it but mine are still quite little and it's not long before they are on the move. If I am made to play barbies again it might tip me over the edge (light hearted). But as much as they want is the rule I am following just now.

About 23.5 hours a day. HTH.

As much as she wants

More than normal but not as much as I thought they would.

We don't have many devices though but they're all enjoying a bit of time on cbeebies/cbbc games, and a bit of time in the kindle fire with kids unlimited. They watch TV first thing before we start school work and once school work is finished for a bit in the early afternoon.

My oldest has my old phone set up to message her friends but they're Al a bit erratic with replying so it hasn't become addictive at all, and she reads in her kindle all the time, but I'm happy with that.

Mine aren't very independent with tech stuff so it doesn't actually keep them that entertained. I can see that if they had their own device they may become more able to access interesting stuff and then spend more time on it.

Luckily, the nice weather, garden and siblings to play with have meant I haven't felt too desperate to plug them all in..... yet!

What’s the point in monitoring screen time, let the kids work it out for themselves

At the moment? Hours and hours to be quite honest

I am finding everything hard

Lots atm. One problem is they get up early regardless of bedtime and that makes the day so long.

They have to have meals without and do a few other activities a day (be outdoors, chores, boardgames, ds2 puts on 'concerts', chat, cooking, music practice). Other than that they're on screen tbh.

I feel guilty but ds2 uses it a lot to keep in touch with friends and makes videos himself, ds1 watches varied films and educational YouTube videos, so I try to believe there's some worth in some of their screen-based activities as well as the inevitable Fifa (ds1) and Roblox/inane YouTube shit (ds2).

Shit loads.

It varies hugely. Anywhere between 1 and 6hrs a day. They always have the TV on in the morning before and during breakfast, after that it depends on what we are doing for the day. I try to limit it during the day as it is my daily bribe to get them to tidy up before dinner (TV goes on when everything is tidy). We are trying to differentiate between the week and weekend, so the higher levels tend to happen on the weekends when DH and I have a hangover . During the week it is more like 1 - 3hrs. It is usually films they are watching, but occasionally TV, playing games on the tablet, or video calling friends. They are nearly 4 and 6 yo.
I imagine if they were older or we were lucky enough to still be working it would be a lot more. Thankfully they're at an age where they are happy to play Lego or make mud pies for hours on end without a fight over TV time.

Pretty much what they want. Which means not all day and no more that they will watch if I tried to restrict it. But a lot more than pre coronavirus
Maybe 3 hours some days?

More than MNers would think is healthy. But then me and DH are working from home so we also get too much screen time. We aren't counting it, but do encourage some outside time often, which she sometimes refuses and sometimes takes up. Today we will bake something and she will wander off in the middle of it to watch TV so I'll finish it no doubt.

She taught herself to tell the time using YouTube and a toy we bought her, she's watching far too much of that Ryan kid, plays computer games, watches Teen titans and ladybug and cat noir, True and the magic annoyance, loads of other things too.

BUT she's an only child with two WFH parents, she misses her cousins and school friends, misses going out places so if she wants to fill those gaps with screens she can go for it. Her school don't seem bothered judging by the amount of screen based learning they are setting.

Way too much. I make an effort to remove the ipads during the morning at least so they can get on with drawing, reading, playing outside but when honestly when they start whining for them again I don't have the energy to argue. I need to work and for all of its faults the iPad is such an easy way to keep them occupied. They talk to their friends on it and play some educational games along with a load of crap ones.

It's unusual times. I'm doing what I can to survive...!

A little bit of tv when they get up, Joe Wicks at 9 but not really counting that because they are exercising. Tv off until Maddie and Greg at 11 then off until at least 4. Admittedly this has been easier with the nice weather as they've been in the garden a lot. Also they are too you g for iPads, consoles etc (3 and 6) so we don't own any of those things.
The 3 year olds in particular can't sit and watch TV for very long. We are trying to limit it now so that if the weather is awful or dh and I both get ill it will be more of a novelty!

Unlimited. Aged 7 with autism and learning disabilities and aged 17.

We do get out for a long rural walk each day and play football in the garden etc. They’re not stuck on screens but without them I’d be going mad. It’s the only way either of them really relax.

Probably 10hrs a day (tweens).
Way more than is ok but apart from a walk or run they don't have many options.

A lot more than usual because they're just here. There's no activities, clubs etc. One of my dcs self regulates beautifully and watches a bit, turns it off and goes off to do some very worthy creative activities etc. My other is on a screen by default unless there is significant effort to get them off and as a single parent I simply don't have the emotional energy to face every day as a battle. As he's got older it's actually been interesting to see how he gets less wound up by losing etc and we're having a nice week. Some garden time, walks etc but I'm staying off his back and we have a harmonious house.

Nonstop at 14.

About 8723 hours