How do you guys handle screen time and what rules do you have? We’ve settled on “intentional” screen time like Friday night movies, but also some situations like when our kid is sick.

Also, any favorites? Bluey is by far the favorite here, though Ponyo is a recent strong contender.

  • downhomechunk [chicago]MEnglish
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    6 months ago

    We tried to set boundaries around screen time, but my daughter broke her leg between 2 and 3. It was above the knee so she was completely immobilized for 12 weeks. We allowed unlimited screen time and a couple awesome things happened:

    I found out she has a natural gift for video games (vis a vis the switch).

    She’s 4 now and mostly regulates herself. If she wants to play, she plays. If she wants to play with me and I suggest mario kart, she says "no daddyyyyyyy, I want to play ball catch (or whatever other thing she wants to do that is absolutely not what I want to do which is relax and play a video game.)

    ETA: regulating sweets are a bigger problem for us.

    Also, yo Gabba Gabba re-runs on youtube.