A Friend Limits Her Child’s Screen Time to 15 Minutes a Day

[CareerJuggler]

A friend of mine only allows her 7-year-old 15 minutes of screen time a day. No exceptions. The child isn’t even allowed to watch a short cartoon without it being timed.
I understand wanting to set limits, but it feels quite strict. At the same time, maybe that’s the only way to stop kids from getting glued to screens.
What do you think — too much control, or smart parenting?

Personally I think this is the right approach. When I was a kid we got to watch shit on a weekend at the mercy of the channels. As a result we all seem to have imaginations and can occupy ourselves.

I personally wish I could detox from screens. I've bookshelves stuffed with books and can't seem to keep the attention on them anymore. I miss reading novels.

When I have my grandbaby there are no screens at all. It's too easy to have wall to wall kids telly these days. He likes shredding paper in the shredder though.