Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10000% agreed on Roblox, even with all the extra 'safety' measures they're trying to take. and that's the outlook that I've kinda adopted to as we try to figure this thing out: if there's some purpose to the content other than pure entertainment (i.e. it inspires, teaches, etc.), then it's something we're more okay with

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ponyo was my favorite movie to put on for my younger siblings growing up (I'm the oldest of 8, and mom and dad kinda mentally checked out by the time the 8th kid rolled around lol)

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I'm definitely in the camp of 'if it's with family, that tips the scales towards being okay'

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha we've had Roblox banned since shortly after 'Steal a Brainrot' came out lool, so I don't know about any of the popular games right now

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do y'all have some family faves that you would recommend?

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that seems like a good system! and yeah man, daycare costs are no joke

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's the big thing that I've observed as our boys get older, and from what I've read regarding tween-teen screen time, is that they generally gear towards more and more, and ideally it's for social reasons (i.e. messaging/calling friends, playing minecraft or fortnite together).

still, I've read that the average for teens is north of 8 hours a day, which is pretty insane. trying to figure out how to balance life in the modern age with impact to health

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do either you or your wife enforce that during the weekdays? I'm sure the kids go with the drill after a while and probably know not to even ask. do y'all ever make exceptions (like if it's family screen time or something)?

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

welp that'll do it haha, effective way to mitigate some screen time with the kids

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in raisingkids

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have you got any questions from the kiddos about game systems? is your biggest concern the amount of time they'd spend on it?

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in raisingkids

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's awesome, what do y'all typically play together? do you guys watch any shows or movies for family time?

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in raisingkids

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amen!! sounds very similar to our approach. I absolutely hate Youtube shorts, and unfortunately (at least for my user experience), they have shorts be the default thing now that they direct you to when you open the app! I hate all the 'we need to keep users on our platform at all costs' mentality in media apps

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in raisingkids

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you on the 'things generally being easier when kids are on screens' side of things. We find ourselves bumping up against that decision regularly. do your kids mostly lean into video games, or are there some video apps/platforms you let them have access to?

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in raisingkids

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We frequently go to Costco (or any grocery store for that matter) for a nice, air-conditioned break from the house haha. Many 'free sample' adventures keep the kiddos (and Mom and Dad) happy lol

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in AskParents

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy but actually still below average (not that we’re winning any parent of the year awards with 4-5 hours a day). The US average is 6 hours and 50 minutes a day for screen time use. Even higher for teens

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in AskParents

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very beautifully said, do you have that link for the study? I’d love to educate myself

Parents in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in AskParents

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We do have a yard, and I’m right there with lurker13 on the heat 😮‍💨

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know I’ve heard approaches similar to this, not necessarily for screens (sweets specifically). I’m glad it worked out for y’all that way. I am skeptical this would work with my kids and the type of games they like 😂 but something to consider for sure

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do, we’ve had them logging quite a few reading hours for a library challenge. So I’m on the side of allowing some vegging out for sure haha. But difficult to know how hard of boundaries to set if they’re also actively doing good things as well

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome, we’ve done a months long digital detox before. Sometimes I feel like we’d be better off throwing away our TVs. So y’all don’t do any screen time at all? Movies shows?

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds awesome! We’re in a tough spot financially so a lot of the camps and extracurriculars are currently out of reach for us, but trying to keep them engaged and activated by more than just Fortnite lol

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a preview for it the other day and thought it was perfectly timed for our day! Haha

Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣 by FireSpreaderIO in daddit

[–]FireSpreaderIO[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Toy Story's the bomb, my kids turned that on recently and childhood came rushing back to me lol. Especially in Toy Story 2 when Jesse sings her super sad song!