28 response to this, because my first response after reading this question was to cry. I'm really thankful for anonymous's long, thoughtful Feb. Excessive and junk screen time isn’t healthy in large amounts just like we shouldn’t eat a giant bag of Doritos everyday. There are high quality shows that all ages can enjoy such as Avatar the last airbender, which we watch together and then we make it meaningful by discussing it, critiquing the show, art, plot, dialogue, writing reviews, and the younger one makes it a game outdoors with role playing and building things.
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Kids can cash in the points for extra 30 min of TV time, family movie night with pizza and popcorn, one weekend marathon cartoon time (2 hr max). We have kids earn screen time points by completing their school, chores, extra academic work that they are behind - more writing practice, extra math, writing to family members, cleaning, etc. We police junk digital consumption like YouTube toy reviews, mindless addictive mobile games, binge watching mediocre shows. Now I have embraced screen time but pay close attention to the quality. I was adamant about limiting screen time pre-pandemic even though most of our family members are in tech and digital art. Mindless mobile games are not welcome but high quality games that make you think or provide a shared experience aren’t so bad - Mario Odyssey, Mario kart, Mario Party, Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, etc. I see them playing hide and seek and treasure hunt on AC and it’s sad that they are doing that online instead of in person but cute at the same time. Roblox has sparked her interest in programming and now she designs and programs her own game! My middle one is really into Animal Crossing and has play dates with her friends on AC. My older one is really into Roblox and have virtual play dates. Ringfit and Just Dance to encourage physical activity. We use various games for “educational/fitness” purpose. We do limit each session to about an hour or less so that kids’ eyes and brains can get a break.
And watching as a family is a shared and meaningful experience. We also do not discourage social interaction with peers on zoom or video game play date and this does not count toward kids’ screen time limit. We distinguish video game time from TV watching time alone and watching time together with family because we believe that video game is less passive than TV watching. Our kids are slightly younger but we have a reward points system for additional game time, TV time, movie time. I have come around and we are now a bit biased toward video games and screen time because my siblings and spouse are game artist, game designer, and a cartoon animator. Many parents resort to hours of screen time per day not one hour a day. I understand your concerns as I too have had aversion to screen time in the past. But, I must say you are on the very restrictive side of screen time during pandemic. Roblox can be addictive as is true for all games but it is how many kids can continue to socialize during the pandemic. I need to figure out where I stand before embarking on this new road. It’s all new to me.Īnd specifically re Roblox, what do I need to know to get the best out of it and avoid the worst? Is there a “best”? Video games have never been compelling for me or my husband and I am dreading what feels like an inevitable slide toward their intrusion into our household. Books/apps/parent-kid contract templates all welcome. I welcome hearing how you have managed the tech balance especially with different ages and with the social aspect for a tween during COVID. I am sympathetic to her social woes, however. But again, the battles, the tears, the resentment at imposed limits, the diminished interest in other activities by my daughter all make me very wary of inserting Roblox into the picture. In the last year they’ve gone from an hour of screen time on Sat/Sun only (pre-Covid) to an hour a day at dinner prep-as much a sanity saver for us parents as for them. I am loathe to create another battle and to have my 6 year old son get exposed to video games since screen time management is a battle with him as well. It is already a mighty struggle to monitor her screen time with YouTube influencers and her favorite Disney shows. Now she’s saying she wants to do Roblox too. This year, though, every single kid in her class (no exaggeration) is now obsessed with Roblox, to the point where they have nothing else to talk about in their zoom chats and she feels/is excluded even from her BFF’s. My 9.5 year old daughter has never been interested in video games nor have we contemplated introducing them.
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