To have given up on screen time (kind of lighthearted)

[littleblackdress04]

DS 12 is currently creating a mine craft world while talking to 2 friends on the phone & working together in the same minecraft world! My thinking is that he’s a/ being sociable b/ being creative c/ using a range of DT skills

I have been trying (and failing) to limit screen time to an hour a day but he’s so bored. We try a quiet hour of reading & an hour of drawing.

Aibu to think that at the moment- as long as he’s happy- I should just chill the fuck out on my screen time rules?!

DD 9 is also watching a LOT of CBBC and I feel like I know all the characters in that Canadian dance show off by heart! I’m quite invested in the teenage angst actually 🤪🤪

Aibu?

I never really bothered with limiting anyway to be fair. Do what you like love, but even more so in these times

I've never limited screen time. I have a well adjusted 15 year old who does well at school and as long as he does his homework he can live on his Xbox. Don't worry about it if they are happy.

We’re reining it in when the attitude starts to emerge.

Other than that it’s all good.

It’s the only way they can really play with their friends at the moment.

I make sure we have blocks of completely screen free time or my DCs would do nothing else.

I've been particularly lax over the "Easter holiday" but will restore a bit more structure for term time. They are still allowed a few chunky blocks of screen time anyway, plus it's a good incentive for things like getting them out on a long walk so I use if to mutual advantage.

I have never limited mine and they aren't that fussed with screens. They'll use them sometimes but they aren't some wonderful thing to them, just an activity like any other.

I had to limit my 9 year old to an hour and a half, she was getting waaay too invested in Roblox to the point she was in tears about her virtual pet collection (?!). As usual, it depends on the personality of the child, mine is better with restriction and happier as a result. Others will handle more screen time fine.

Depends on the child. My DD13 is fine on her screens. My DS12 turns into a monster if he spends too much time on it. Pretty much foams at the mouth when we stop him after too long, yells, screams, lays on floor sobbing. Also bad attitude. So we try to limit it.

@Mummymummums ha ha, that’s pretty much my DS too hence they limits!!

Yes! My DD is fine, so it's odd how some are ok and some just aren't,

Ahh the next step, I find myself embroiled with dd1 and getting over invested in it!