5 tips to help limit your child's screen time to a reasonable and healthy amount.

1.Establish "Technology Free Zones" in your Home

 

Create zones in your home where electronics are not allowed, the dining room and kitchen is a great example, these areas must be reserved for meals and family time allowing your children the discipline of communication and cooperation within the spaces of your home.

2.Use Parental controls


Protect your children from explicit online and television content by using parental control features allowing you to monitor and restrict what they are watching and doing online. Parental controls are features included in a television, computer, video games, mobile devices and software to restrict content that may be harmful to your children.

3.Encourage creativity and outdoor activities

 

Teaching your children that they can enjoy themselves without using technology can help promote creativity and growth, nurturing your children's hobbies and promoting activities like reading, drawing sports and exercise, which includes simple activities like playing outside is beneficial to their well-being.
 

4.Don't allow TV/ Video games into your child's room

 

It is hard to monitor how much time your child spends on electronic media if it's allowed in the bedroom. Don't allow a TV, Video game station, computer or hand-held devices into their bedrooms these may interfere with sleep and should be kept under control.

5.Screen time Applications


Screen time tracking applications help specify the duration which users spend on their mobile devices limiting the access to the devices after the assigned time. You can use the following applications for screen time tracking:

-Screen time- If you are an iOS user devices such as the iPhone and iPad come with a built-in app called screen time

 

-Screen Time Android https://screentimelabs.com/ 


Features parents can use is the rewarding system that rewards kids for completing tasks/chores thus allowing them access to their devices.

Excessive screen time can damage children psychologically and academically from a physical and psychological perspective whilst causing children to miss out on activities important in nurturing family and friendships, therefore, it is your duty as parents to set the best standards required to raise the finest children.

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