Anybody else worried about how much time their teens are on screens and how little exercise they’re doing at the moment?

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Really worried about what state they’ll be in at the end of all this.😩

Yes and lack of daylight.

OTOH they seem happy enough and are no bother....

Hmmmm I’m in two minds. Mine is 16 and has a bad immune system. At the moment I’m encouraging him to stay in his room ( let’s face it he is doing that on his own really with no fuss ) so I’m pleased he is happy up there.
I think teenagers were born to survive self isolation.

My worry is that he will stay up there when this is over as he doesn’t go to college till September.

He also has a problem with his legs. So with the gym cancelled he is not loving much which will come back to bite him when he is moving.

Yes. Mine are now on holiday. I've made a daily list suggestions of things they MIUST do every day (including, up, dressed, breakfasted, teeth and hair brushed, bed made and room tidied by 10), which includes 1 hour's exercise, and 30 mins of reading (off their screens). It's not going exactly to plan, especially as DH and I are working, so can't be hovering over them. They're generally so-so if we ask them to help us. We bought a trampoline on Monday (to attempt the exercise thing), and DS has been helping in the construction. DD will help with preparing food etc sometimes.

I made everyone in the house help with cleaning at the weekend, it was an eye opener as to how much they both need to learn to prepare for the real world!!

I hate the term family meeting - but we had one and all agreed what needed to happen. The teens must go outside every day or go into the garden.

So you could try that. It’s not easy i agree. But a routine helps.

Not particularly. She's on screens pretty much all day at the moment; her schooling is continuing as normal remotely on her school laptop.

Next week is Easter hols so she'll be on less then.

We're making sure we go for a walk every day and she's doing PE lessons at home.

Whatever you need to get through the situation is fine at the moment!

DD is 11 & we are cutting her a bit of slack re screen time, especially as she’s pretty good at doing maths etc online as well as playing Roblox. When she’s not using the laptop she is on her phone quite a bit but some of the time is keeping in touch with her friends. She hates pe & to be honest I always worry that she’s not getting enough exercise. Roller skates arrived yesterday ( DD amazed us by saving her pocket money) & she went out straight away to whizz up & down the pavement outside our house. We are planning a bike ride at some point

I have been giving them one household task a day and the expectation is that either they have been out for exercise or they will join DH for his walk at 4pm.

It still makes 14 hours or so of screen time but every little helps.

DS1 has to wash the car today and DS2 is preparing a small piece of outdoor paintwork (which he will paint tomorrow).

It is difficult to keep coming up with jobs but they're doing them in good heart.

We also have a rota for cooking dinners and clearing up.

My little ones are watching telly and playing with their toys whilst I try and WFH and I feel so guilty that all the interaction they’d be getting at nursery has gone to pot whilst I work