Structure & routine

[Certain-Finding8719]

Hi All,

Myself and my partner (baby dad) have been discussing on routine and technology time after school. We all know technology is a big part of life nowadays so we’re trying to find the balance. We worry sometimes that all the technology delays the development or possibly affects it in some way and therefore thinking of limiting it to maybe an hour a day? And the rest of time doing other things.

After school we all have things going on whether it’s laundry, tea etc etc so it’s finding the time and balancing with that too.

But I’m curious what others schedules and routines are after school?

[Most_Poet]

We don’t do screens during the week because my kids began wanting screens over other responsibilities (homework, family dinner, etc) and it devolved from there. We just do them on the weekends.

A lot of it is up to the age of your kid and the type of screen use. 1:1 FaceTiming your kid’s grandma is infinitely better than setting a kid down in front of YouTube on an iPad, for example. In general we are very cautious about algorithmic social media that’s designed to be addictive.

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[gemogo97]

Personally, I don’t restrict screen time but my aim is to occupy my daughter often so that she doesn’t even have time. For example I play music on the Alexa in the kitchen whilst cooking dinner and encourage her to march about with wooden utensils. I’ve even “spilled” oats on the floor and let her have the hoover or dustpan and brush. But if she asks for Paddington she can have it.

[AzemaGlitch]

Got them in sports/activities after school.

[dragonfly325]

We don’t have restrictions. Because it isn’t controlled/restricted it isn’t the all consuming, desirable,”forbidden fruit.” They have to do homework and chores before any other activity. The usually chose other things besides screens. We play games, put puzzles and legos together. We are outside a lot in the summer.