r/lowscreenparenting

Today, my 2.5 yr old had a well check. I asked her pediatrician , “ am I harming her development by keeping her screen free ?” Her response, “ Absolutely not! You are doing the right thing! I hate the screens they do nothing but cause problems and behaviors. Keep her off the screens and she will be well ahead of her peers!”

For the parents who worry are we doing the right thing! We are ! Keep going you’re doing awesome!!!!!

Hey everybody!

Coming up on our kids last week of school (two boys 4 and 6) and need some help filling their days preferably without the iPad or tv. What activities has your family done to keep the kids busy? Looking for things to do at home/in the neighborhood as we can’t afford to go to the zoo everyday or do several weeks of summer camp.

Would appreciate anyone’s insights and please feel free to share any resources that worked for your fam.

Thank you!

I’m looking for advice from parents of older children about reducing screen time after allowing quite a bit at home. Both of my children (7 and 11) are very active in school and activities, so we’ve gotten pretty lax with screen time when they are at home because it feels like their chance to relax. However, summer is coming and they are about to have nice long days with no practices or schoolwork to worry about. I do NOT want this to turn into mindlessly watching tv every day, but I also am not looking forward to a summer of arguing about whether or not they can watch tv.

I have already started prepping them by telling them that when summer comes, we will have more limits on screen time, but I’m looking for some practical ways to help this transition be less miserable for all of us.