Sarah*H
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Post by Sarah*H on Sept 24, 2014 0:07:17 GMT
On school nights? On weeknights?
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Post by bc2ca on Sept 24, 2014 0:19:38 GMT
Do you mean video games or any screen time? Mine rarely play video games except on weekends. We didn't make it a hard rule, but it has worked out that way. They do get plenty of screen time doing homework and can watch 1-2 hours of TV, Netflix, Youtube depending on their workload.
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Post by Sarah*H on Sept 24, 2014 0:21:24 GMT
Either/Or. Combined. Whatever!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 0:59:22 GMT
Gr 5 DD gets almost no screen time on week nights... home from school at 4:15, there's usually tidying and putting her stuff away, a snack, playing with sisters, then dinner. And bed is at 8-8:30 so no TV. She could play on her laptop for a bit after dinner or before dinner if there was time, but she usually reads or draws instead. Gr 8 DD has pretty much the same situation but has an iPhone embedded in her hand permanently.  On weekends they watch an episode or two of Merlin on Friday and Saturday nights if we aren't out, and have almost unlimited laptop/screen time. Neither of them watch anything on TV, though, and don't play any video games other than a few web-based games Grade 5 DD likes to play. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 1:02:32 GMT
If grades are fine, I don't monitor closely. If not, no electronics until I believe they are *trying*. I don't expect 4.0's.
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Post by katherinenaomi on Sept 24, 2014 1:49:33 GMT
No video games during the week, an hour per day on the weekend. Occasionally a bit more if the weather is bad or we play a family game together.
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Post by melanell on Sept 24, 2014 1:52:01 GMT
Very little on weeknights. There just isn't time. On the weekends it depends. If it's a gorgeous day out, we'll go someplace so he won't have the option (Our kids do not have phones, DSs, etc., so if we leave the house, they are typically screen free. The each have a Nook, but I save those for places like waiting rooms when I want them to be happy, but quiet. ) Now, if we have a busy, busy day Saturday, and Sunday is a lazy day for everyone, then I let him have pretty much all of the screen time he wants if he is being nice and polite and helpful. |
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Post by kate on Sept 24, 2014 1:52:28 GMT
None during the week.
Weekends, 45 min/day, plus on Sunday nights they all watch a movie or archived Dr. Who episode together.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Sept 24, 2014 1:52:53 GMT
No screen during the week with the exception of homework related. We may revisit after soccer season is over, right now, we need that time for connecting and decompressing after squeezing everything else in too few hours. A few hours a day during the weekend. Not really closely monitored. As long as they're mixing it up and not zoning out all day, I give them a fair amount of discretion.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 24, 2014 2:31:26 GMT
As much as he wants after practoce, dinner, homework, scouts...
If he doesn't have homework, he can sit with me and watch TV for maybe an hour most nights after practice. If they don't have practice and it is cold out or there is a game on, he could watch up to 3/4 hours.
This assumes that he has good grades and no behavior issues.
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Post by camanddanismom on Sept 24, 2014 2:46:45 GMT
Ds grade 6/dd grade 4 - Mine Craft junkies. Ds loves electronics of all kinds and would be on something 24/7. They come home from school, have a snack, do homework. If homework is done, I let them have 30 min of screen time. Then chores, after school activities, instrument, dinner. We will often watch something as a family for a short time before they head up to read. They can use this time to craft, play or read as well. Bed time is 7:45 so there really isn't much time during the week.
Weekends are a bit more lax. If the weather is nice, we will go somewhere or they will play outside. They get an hour of electronics time each day, but can earn more with exta chores, reading or extra instrument practice.
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Post by karensay on Sept 24, 2014 2:48:13 GMT
Gr 8 DD plays with the High School Band and has practice 3 nights a week. No time for Tablet, Ipod those nights, just homework. The other 2 nights she is allowed 1 hr time after homework is completed, if there is any time. Weekends, 1 hour each day as well.
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Post by Really Red on Sept 24, 2014 2:56:22 GMT
Sigh. As much as he wants. Our rule is homework first. Grades first. Then as much electronics as he wants. He's 14yo and self-regulates, which means a LOT.
His grades are great and he plays a sport year-round and doesn't get in until 6pm. Bed by 10pm. I think it's way too much, but as long as he is respectful and keeps his grades up. Sigh.
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Post by Merge on Sept 24, 2014 2:59:14 GMT
Very little on weeknights - there just isn't time. On the weekends they could spend hours staring at various forms of screens, but we try to take them out and dust them off a few times over the weekend too. I've given up trying to set specific limits - if that is what they choose to do when their other obligations are met (homework, chores, etc.) then that is what they choose to do. We do try to keep them busy enough with a social outing here and there, or a family activity now and then, that the time is naturally somewhat limited and broken up. But if there's nothing else going on, I'm not going to say, "OK, your hour is up, go find something else to do." We've tried that route and it's been counterproductive. Keep them busy and the screen time limits itself. |
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 24, 2014 3:01:16 GMT
Sigh. As much as he wants. Our rule is homework first. Grades first. Then as much electronics as he wants. He's 14yo and self-regulates, which means a LOT. His grades are great and he plays a sport year-round and doesn't get in until 6pm. Bed by 10pm. I think it's way too much, but as long as he is respectful and keeps his grades up. Sigh. this is my 13 year old, except he is in bed by 8:30 or 9:00 |
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Post by lorieann13 on Sept 24, 2014 3:06:34 GMT
Maybe 20-30 min of Wii time on a weekend day. 30 min of Nook time on a week day, about an hour on a weekend day. 1-2 30 min shows on a weekday, same on weekend day unless the kids watch a movie.
Eta: dd (11) is in bed at 8:30 and gets more Nook time. Ds is 8 and gets no more than 30. He is in bed by 8. Ds usually watches 1 more show a day than dd.
They both have autism (aspie and asd) so we limit screen time. But the kids are great at self regulation and are big on activites to help with sensory needs.
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 24, 2014 11:23:28 GMT
Granted, my kid is not in middle school any longer (he is in 11th grade) but here was his schedule yesterday: up at 6, school, after school job, home at 6, ran 5 miles, home, shower, homework, food, what ever it is that he does when he isn't doing all the other stuff, bed at 10:30. He has a 4.4 GPA- 2 AP classes, 3 Honors classes and 1 Dual Enrollment class. The kid is WAY more disciplined than I am. He just rolls through his day, does what he does and is a generally good kid. He can self-regulate better than almost any one I know, adult or kid. Myself included. I have no clue where he got it, it didn't come from me. LOL I do not monitor his free time much at all. He can watch what ever screen he wants, play whatever video/computer game he wants (he plays Ruinscape? a lot) or stare at the wall. As long as his grades stay up, then all is well. I will say with this kid, if he even thinks his grades aren't where he wants them to be, he is on top of it without me reminding him. Long story short, no rules. Even in middle school. |
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Post by bearmom on Sept 24, 2014 11:33:33 GMT
As much as he wants after practoce, dinner, homework, scouts... If he doesn't have homework, he can sit with me and watch TV for maybe an hour most nights after practice. If they don't have practice and it is cold out or there is a game on, he could watch up to 3/4 hours. This assumes that he has good grades and no behavior issues. This is the same at our house. I don't really limit or monitor as both dds are pretty much 'A' students. If their grades started dropping, then we might have to revisit. |
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Post by brandy327 on Sept 24, 2014 11:41:31 GMT
6th grade ds doesn't get too much during the week just due to logistics. He gets home from school between 3:15-3:30 and homework usually takes until 4:30-5pm. Girls have soccer practice twice a week so those nights we're gone from 5:15-6:45. Then it's dinner, clean up and then if cleaned up. So really, during the week it's usually an hour or less. The weekend I consider his time since it takes SO much effort for him to focus all week in school and he's allowed to have as much as he wants. Some weekends it's more than others - just depends on what we have going on. I'd guess maybe 4 hours each weekend day combined. Maybe more than that on Sunday since we all watch football together.
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Post by peaname on Sept 24, 2014 13:37:36 GMT
An hour on weeknights after sports and homework if there's time. Much more on weekends.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 24, 2014 13:52:14 GMT
My DS is going to be 13, 7th grade. As long as homework is done and he has practiced his guitar, I do not limit his videogames. He does not watch TV at all.
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