Hi All,
I have a 7 year old son and 11 year old daughter which unsurprisingly are both very different. My concern is my son who absolutely loves technology … especially the iPad. We have set screen time restrictions now on iPad use because we noticed a change in his mood after he had been using it. He uses it about 1 hour a day Monday - Thursday and 2 hours a day on a Friday, Saturday & Sunday. He has started a football club once a week and we often go out so he is socialising with others. (Not just stuck in house all day).
My concern is when he is not on the iPad he’s either talking about the games he plays, acting out the games in his imaginary play or drawing about them!! Or if he’s not on iPad he wants to watch YouTube on the TV which we’ve allowed him to as long as it has no relevance to gaming. He likes to watch Hobby Kids and Ninja Kids. I just wondered if this type of behaviour is common?