@thebottomsupblog said in Rewarding Kids with Screen Time – What’s Your Take?”:

@HNS2015 When he was 10-12, he had a lot of badminton training (school team), so there was less “idle” time

Actually both my kids were in school teams for primary school: they trained 3-4x a week, and there was also weekend training… by the time we got home, it could be 6PM or even later! In a way, that removed the need for me to set any screen time limits.

But it would also have been hard for me to monitor them too closely — I work from home, so I’m usually glued to my screen! My kids use their devices outside, in the living room or our open plan workspace. They don’t use screens secretly, but sometimes they might still clock in a lot of screen time without me being fully aware, especially now that my son isn’t in competitive sports anymore.

Thanks for sharing! With that much training, I can see why screen time limits weren’t really an issue. It’s great that your kids are used to using devices in open areas, that really helps with trust.

@slmkhoo Thanks for sharing your experience! I also agree with the “doors open” and “living room only” rules. I’ve been doing the same whenever I’m at home. I don’t know much about games myself, but I usually get my kids to explain the ones they’re playing with their friends. For videos, they mostly watch YouTube on the TV, and I’ll step in if I catch them watching anything too nonsensical. It’s definitely tougher when both parents aren’t always around, but it’s encouraging to hear how your rules worked out well for your kids.

@thebottomsupblog that’s great! Thanks!

I was trying to look for the function to show all the posts and responses that I have created and took me a while to find it inside “Edit Profile” and then inside the “3 dot” button . Perhaps it would be more user friendly if the list to show topics, posts etc be moved out of the “Edit Profile”, and go below “Bookmarks” ?

Perhaps will be great if there’s a button to see who’s online at a glance, so we don’t have to click on each profile (head) one by one.

@slmkhoo got it! Thanks

@HNS2015
I found the place where I can view the posts/topics that I have created !

Go to Profile

Edit Profile

Then click on the “3 dots button”

@slmkhoo Thanks for your input! I like your point about not all screen use being passive – that’s true, some content can be really educational or creative. However my husband is not agreeing to let our children access without either of us being around. Setting a daily max for eyesight makes sense too. I really like your idea of making a list together with the kids for non-screen activities, then supporting them with the space or equipment. I have been trying to set up an art and craft corner at home … hopefully will help them build new habits.

@thebottomsupblog Thanks for sharing! Totally agree it’s hard these days to do anything non-screen! Just wondering, when your son was at age 10-12, did you set any limits on how long he could use screens after his work is done? At the age of 14 now I would think is tough to micromanage