What are your rules for "screen time" (tv, video games, etc). How much do you allow your DC to watch? We try to limit as much as possible, but during the winter DS sometimes ends up watching/playing more than I would like when we can't get out as much.
Re: TV/video game time
I'm probably of the unpopular side, but I let DD watch prob 2hrs a day, depending on what we are doing, it's much less tv in summer than in winter, but I certainly do not set time limits on it. She often plays while it's on in the back ground anyway.
I watched plenty of tv when I was a child, and did just fine in school/college.
I am past the point of giving a sh!t ; )
Okay that way my first thought which is somewhat true. In the fall & spring, I can hardly keep them inside however in the winter and somewhat in the summer (we do go swim a lot!) however 100+ temps daily, I am more lenient. They have long days: school then daycare so I let them unwind in whatever activity they chose when they get home...TV, computer, LeapPad, DS, etc...we have it all. However sometimes neighborhood friends come over or they chose to engage in other activities. It gives me time to cook and also do DD's homework with her. Monday and Fridays we have activities so less on those days.
One hour per day. Some days we do less, and some days DS talks me into doing a little more. But he usually watches his quota from 6:30am to 7:30am while I'm trying to get some extra sleep
This morning, however, he played with his new Tag from 7:00 to 8:00, so I am going to encourage that instead of TV!
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