7 Effective Ways to Limit Your Kids' Screen Time - Recommendations

1. How do I limit my child's screen time?
2. What can we do to reduce screen time?
3. Why you shouldn't limit your child's screen time?
4. What is a good amount of screen time?
5. How can I reduce my time spent on social media?
6. Why you shouldn't take away your child's phone at night?
7. Why Parents shouldn't take away phones?
8. How much screen time should a 10 year old have?

How do I limit my child's screen time?

Here are 10 tips parents can use to decide how much screentime is reasonable for their kids.

1. Model Healthy Electronic Use.
2. Educate Yourself on Electronics.
3. Create “Technology-Free Zones”
4. Set Aside Times to Unplug.
5. Use Parental Controls.
6. Explain Why You're Limiting Screen Time.
7. Ask for Your Child's Passwords.

What can we do to reduce screen time?

Reduce Screen Time and Get Active

1. Talk to Your Family. Explain to children that it's important to sit less and move more in order to stay healthy. ...
2. Set Screen Time Limits and a Good Example. ...
3. Log Screen Time vs. ...
4. Be Active During Screen Time. ...
5. Understand TV Ads. ...
6. Create Screen-free Bedrooms. ...
7. Provide Alternatives. ...
8. Focus on Family Time During Meals.

Why you shouldn't limit your child's screen time?

More importantly, when you don't limit screen time and turn it into a battle, it's much more likely that your child will feel comfortable talking to you about what they're doing with their screens. It might actually lead to them talking about what they're doing when they're not looking at their screens as well.

What is a good amount of screen time?

There is no consensus on the safe amount of screen time for adults. Ideally, adults should limit their screen time similar to children and only use screens for about two hours a day. However, many adults spend up to 11 hours a day looking at a screen.

How can I reduce my time spent on social media?

Here are five ways to make your socials work for you.

1. Keep apps out of sight, so they're out of mind. ...
2. Use apps to help you limit your time on social media. ...
3. Spend an hour a week on at least one screen-free hobby. ...
4. Enjoy a phone-free dinner. ...
5. Leave your phone outside the bedroom.

Why you shouldn't take away your child's phone at night?

Yes, unless you are absolutely sure your teenager is able to put the phone away (and not pick it up) at bedtime. That's because screens and sleep do not mix. The light emitted by the typical screen inhibits the production of melatonin in our brains. Melatonin is the chemical that allows us to fall and stay asleep.

Why Parents shouldn't take away phones?

When phones are taken away as punishment, Dr. Peters says, kids tend to withdraw from the parent. “They don't try to solve their problem. ... Some kids feel that when parents confiscate their phone the potential invasion of privacy is worse than the loss of access.

How much screen time should a 10 year old have?

Kids and teens age 8 to 18 spend an average of more than seven hours a day looking at screens. The new warning from the AHA recommends parents limit screen time for kids to a maximum of just two hours per day. For younger children, age 2 to 5, the recommended limit is one hour per day.