how much free time does your 11-15 year old have??

[hatwoman]

according to the grauniad the "typical" 11-15 year old spends seven and a half hours a day infront of a tv or computer screen. this must be rubbish no?

Well, mine certainly doesn't! There's not that much time spare on a school day to start with and at the weekends we are outside or doing soemthing other than tv or pc. tbh, the most she gets on the pc, is two hours on weekends and thats only if she can get me of here!

Where do they get their info from? I've just worked it out that supposing dd doesn't have time before school, she wouldn't be going to bed until midnight and thats without stopping for dinner or a bath!

my 15 yr old dd would never have that much spare time,about an hr of computer and she watches neighbours religiously.

how do they fit it in

Rebel1 watches a bit of TV most days, and goes on the computer several days a week, but his consumption is nowhere near that!

The figures don't add up really do they?

He may watch a bit in the morning whilst he's eating his breakfast (he's first up, and enjoys time on his own, lol). Say 30 minutes (which is far more than he ever does).

He gets home from school just after 4. Even if he starts watching/using straight away, and doesn't stop for anything, it still means it's 11 pm before it gets turned off.

Take out of that getting changed, non-computer homework, tea (he often gets his own), the odd job, trampolining, bikeriding, after-school club, karate, swimming, scouting, etc etc etc.

Physically impossible.