Tips for Eliminating Screen Time | How Our Family Cut Out Screens
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It's been almost four years since we've used screens in our home. With the occasional family movie twice a year, we are 98% screen-free. I'm sharing why we did it, how we did it, and why we will never go back!
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Hi. I’m 12 years old and I actually cut out screens myself. (Apart from videos about screen-free parenting). I’ve been really happy since I’ve reduced my screen usage. But.. my parents always have them on and I’m trying to get them to stop. ❤
Wow! That's amazing considering how many kids your age are completely addicted! I also cut out screens at that age and let me tell you, it sure pays off. I'm the only one of the people around my age (24 now) I know who has actual lasting hobbies (roller skating, reading, knitting, crochet, baking, and more). It's brought me a lot of joy and freed up incredible amounts of time to pursue way more important things.
Way to go you!❤
Good for you! I was actually 12 myself when I got into a boarding school. We couldn' watch tv and I've never missed it. I'm 30 now and I rather be outside on adventures or making art. Though I like youtube and I want to cut that time now. 😊
Fair play on you th I'm a parent and have a screen addition so I get it on adult side as you've emails to check, messages etc but I definitely want to cut them out as much as possible maybe try distracting them by asking them to do things with you or teach you something like cooking so they get distracted by spending time with you rather then on the screen hope this will help as I'd drop my screen in a sec if my kid wanted to do this type thing
Fair play on you th I'm a parent and have a screen addition so I get it on adult side as you've emails to check, messages etc but I definitely want to cut them out as much as possible maybe try distracting them by asking them to do things with you or teach you something like cooking so they get distracted by spending time with you rather then on the screen hope this will help as I'd drop my screen in a sec if my kid wanted to do this type thing
Our homeschooling family has been screen free for about 8 years, and it was such a wise choice! Our home is so much more joyful and peaceful. The earlier you get them off screens, the easier it will be. Thank you for sharing these helpful tips.
It can be done mommas! I have a 9, 5, 3, 1 year old with zero screens except for drawing tutorials, diy homestead videos (a project they are interested in) and a few here and there for homeschool topics. There's no set time for screens or movies or games. Im not saying this to brag but i grew up with the tv on literally all the time, movies, games all the time. Only the Lord could do this in my home & mind. My kids get bored, they fight, they are normal kids but screens are just never a fall back that they'd think to ask for. Great ideas in this video! ❤❤
Tips
Art and play attention
Plan your day ahead
Involve them in house chores
Spend time in nature
My son wasn’t an avid TV watcher (maybe 30 minutes of a non-stimulating show per day after quiet time) but i have noticed such a huge difference in his behavior when he watches TV! We are on day four of no screens and i can already see him beginning to play differently! Thank you for the encouragement!!
We have been screen free from the beginning, our oldest is 11 now . And we have been fine 😁 and our kids are very active ,curious and creative. In the hard days when my boys were really young and the temptation to have some " me time" was strong, I always remembered that all generations before ours did it and kids grew up without ipads and phones . If those parents were capable and smart enough to entartain their children we surely can be too,its not impossible.
I watched this video the other day and loved your art invite idea, which I set up the next morning for my 3 year old while I made breakfast. He made these ice creams out of pom poms, glue and small pieces of paper and honestly it is the most creative thing he has made. Thanks so much!
So helpful! I’m feeling so convicted to cut out screens during the week. I use it in the afternoon for down time/dinner making, but the meltdowns & overstimulation is just not worth it.
I really like your tip about planning your week with different invitations to play/art. 💛
They get irritated
You have such a wonderful vibe!!
And for anyone wondering: if you grow up not used to screens, trust me you don't miss it! My brother (26 years old) and I (24 years old) grew up without screens and now we live on our own and both have a phone and that's it. Not even a TV. We don't miss it, don't think about it and we do other things instead of watching TV 😊
So I'd love to continue with this in the future with my own children so thank you for the tips! I love them!
The bane of every homeschool mother's life! So useful but also so destructive. Great tips!
I love “any TV time is family time” !!
I’m usually whipping around in the kitchen or something while kids watch something.
That’s definitely a mindset I want to have and I’m glad you said that because it’s motivating and an ideal to work toward for sure! ❤️
I think it is important to make changes gradually over a couple weeks if children are used to a lot of screen time. For example, if they watch TV in the morning and afternoon, start by planning something else to do during the morning screen time such as spending the morning at a park. After a few days or a week of cutting out the morning time start to reduce the afternoon time. I love the "invitation" idea. When one show is over you could say, "ok, we are going to turn the TV off now and bake some cookies!". Another idea is to replace a TV show with educational screen time like an art tutorial.
I’ve been trying to just suddenly reduce my kids’ screen time, and it is not going well - too jolting… and all it’s doing is making me frustrated🙃. So… point well taken about the gradual reduction, and I also like the point she says in the video about being more planned. Although I’d really like me boys (teenagers!) to just “figure it out” - there is nothing wrong with helping them try to fill up the chasm that was once occupied by screens.
YES. Most of our screen time is already educational. My children don't even whine most times that we go w/o...but it's the issue that they do feel less engaged with hands on learning, going into nature never interested them etc. Playing with toys was meh.
Our disabled child has had an iPad since about age 6 because of ASD, he uses it to communicate. Therapists recommended therapeutic apps so it was a fast snowball to using a screen most the day, most days.
But homeschool (and age maybe) have helped with their attention and curiosity recently. So I really want to encourage that beyond screens.
I think it's great to supplement with screens, I just need to make that ratio happen vs us supplementing screen education with hands on etc.
Moderation vs the other extreme. Sadly in today's world, most means of engaging with the world are going to involve some level of tech know-how. So I wouldn't consider zero time with screens and tech unless we were set for life to live in the country or something.
@@Bcke14304For sure. You do want to stay mindful of not over-stressing yourself or your family. Stress is so unhealthy for your whole body.
That's something I saw proof of personally since starting full time home-school (vs Charter program).
The appointments for charter school, consistent disappointments with curriculum and student interaction left me and my children stressed every week. More so when we had to fight off redundant standardized testing and IEP meetings that rarely made a difference etc.
The flexibility and also consistency (with our lifestyle and not fitting around providers changing or teachers that take off often etc), is amazing.
Our family days aren't blown away since my husband has been working OT since our children were born - and hasn't worked Sat/Sun for about 8 years.
Our relationships are less stressful, our schedules and learning! I think it's the main reason my kids have retained more info than before and have better focus etc.
We use screens a LOT for education. My special needs uses an iPad to communicate and for therapy apps. So no way we are taking the extreme route of omitting all screen time.
I also think it does a disservice to most kids. Since today's world sadly requires tech savvy to some extent. I grew up with screens and I still struggle sometimes. Unless they are planning to join a Mennonite community or similar; then they should be exposed to screens at least a little.
I simply want to exchange the present ratio in my home. We are used to 80% screens for education and 20% hands on/ reading from paper books/exploring etc. I think a 60-75% screen-free education with 25-40% screentime would be ideal for our situation. Of course as they grow we can reassess. Being under 12 we do have some more time to lessen it, hoping we could afford instruments vs GarageBand, art supplies Vs art on the iPad...
Thos video came at the right time for me as I struggle with this and want to reduce my tendency to default to screens. Would love a tour of what toys your kids have 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this in a non-judgemental way. I have had so much trouble finding realistic tips like this as a work from home military spouse. I desperately want to cut out screen time for my kids and I hope this will help at least to start phasing it out!
My goal is screen light-very light- but not 100% screen free, because I do believe there is a time and place for a good movie here or there. I guess I’m just not about an extreme that has no exceptions. But I’m ALL about limiting screens extensively.
Yes! Pursue other interest. I agree and love it 💕 I have a rule to not turn on any electronics until after 5 pm. I still want to eliminate it completely.
Love this! We cut out screens when our oldest was 3-4 as well and have never looked back! I appreciate the invitation to play/art invitation ideas! I definitely plan to try those this week when it’s too hot to be outside . Can’t wait for the next video! Thanks so much.
I am so thankful for this video! I have always felt intense guilt for giving my child screen time. I was using it as a crutch so that I could have some breaks during the day. It got to the point where I finally put the tv under our stairs this last week. I look forward to being free of that guilt and allowing our children to grow up in a home that really nourishes their mind.
I have been a stay at home parent for the most of Newley 14 years. You are so smart and helpful. I really appreciate you. I grew up with less structure, and so I have to try harder to create that schedule for my children. Thank you for the tips…I still need them.
I have been searching endlessly for help as a new mom to a 17 month old not having any family to help me with much while my husband works and also transitioning from the 9-5 to being a SAHM I turned to a tablet when she hit 1 but I can totally tell she is much different when she has less screen time and more outside time. I just struggle with what that looks like. Coming across your video helped me with how I can implement change and tips. I am a very schedule-like person and routine but I just didn’t know where to start or how. Thank you so much you just gained a subscriber and I look forward to more helpful and grace-filled content. God bless you
I’m loving your content. Your home is so beautiful.
Great tips! I love the art and play invitation ideas! We recently moved about 4 months ago and the tv did not move with us. My husband and I realized that if there is a huge black screen in our living room, we simply don’t have the self control not to use it. It’s kind of like how it is easier not to have junk food in the house than to buy it and try to not eat it. My oldest is 5 and I have a baby as well and I feel like cutting out all of that screen time has done more for my kid’s childhood than I can possibly know.
This was SO helpful. You’re an excellent speaker. Thank you!
This was extremely helpful! I have a 2.5 year old and a 1 year old and I am so over the tv time for my oldest! I can be an anxious mama at times so I am thankful for you introducing me to Janet Lansbury!
I’m in the same exact boat actually, a 2.5 year old and 1 year old. Always dealing with anxiety, and feeling depressed, this video helped me for sure!
@Diamond Diamond oh wow we are both in the thick of it 😂 having 2 so close in age has been a challenge! We can do this! ❤️
Very helpful, thank you! I love the play/art invitation idea. My kids are 7, 5, & 3. You are right, transition times are usually chaotic. I’m definitely going to come up with ways to implement these 2 ideas. We aren’t necessarily screen free in our home, (although it has been cut drastically) but I do have an expectation of daily tasks to do before TV is available. When all is said and done, if they get TV at all, it’s only 20 minutes. I love that our day is balanced with lots of outdoor time, reading, creating, playing, building and doing tasks around home.
Amazing tips! My firstborn is 1,5 and I am currently expecting baby #2 and the amount of screen time I have and I allow him to have is just a lot... and it makes me feel so bad a s a parent so that's why I searched for videos like this one. Really love the invitation play and creative activity idea. Will surely give it a go !
I agree without door play, walking, being in the garden but in the UK half the year it’s dark at 4pm right after school so it’s so difficult in the winter.
Thank you for this video! I have two young toddlers that i also strugle to keep entertained all day alone but like you said, no excuses! Thank you
Absolutely love how you presented this in a completely non judgmental way. Your tips are great, definitely going to try the expand and contract thing. I live in Upstate NY so it’s really hard for 4 months to get outside so it’ll be harder then, but I have a few months to get used to less screens before then :)
We also live in Upstate NY and I know what you mean about getting outside during the colder months.
Love the play invitation and art invitation ideas! We do a good deal of open-ended play, and art ... but I'd never heard of the invitation idea. Genius! Trying this week. Thank you!
I watched Barefoot Contessa as a young girl, too. Still do occasionally. 🥰
This is awesome! We cut out screen time and only do weekends for screen time but now I feel like I need to limit it to just one day a week not Saturday and Sunday and also I need to set a time limit of how much they watch on that particular day. I willl have to try the invitations you talked about. Such a good idea!
Love this! My husband and I use screens very little. I'm pregnant with our first and desire not to introduce screens for a long time and then with strong limits.
I’m a speech therapist and I recently sat through a continuing education seminar that drilled home with research how bad screen time is. It is now considered the “new second-hand smoking” because it’s so bad, even when kids see their parents do it & ignore them.
Well done momma!!! We are not screen freezes, but I would like to be less. Daddy usually brings in more screens. We have one son in the home, we have older children who are grown. We have movie days twice a week on Friday and Sunday 4-5:30pm. During the week if lessons are done by noon he is allowed to listen to a chapter or two of an audio book. Lately, he’s really fought me on going outside it’s been difficult.
I have really been working on reducing screen time in our home too. Thankfully my kids love love love to play outside 24/7. Screen time really becomes my fault. I have been reading the book the tech wise family and it has been really good on this topic as well!
I loved your video! You are helping bring light and hope to a big problem of our day. I have been working on less screen time for my family. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing! I feel very inspired and I really want to reconsider our lifestyle. I am scared though because I am addicted to TV and my husband to video games. I know we are meant for more and this is important so I really appreciate the reminder and encouragement!!
Thanks so much for sharing these tips and inspiration! We need a TV detox in our home and this was very helpful. It would be fun to see some of your favorite open ended toys and how you set up your invitations to play.
I love this! I really want to be screen free with my kids! Looking for good advice on how to do it because sometimes it feels impossible! Thank you for the help!
Here is where I'm stuck. My wife and I do not agree on the appropriate amount of screen time for our 2, 4, and 7 year old. I think they should only be allowed 1 hour of screen time a day, she insists more if fine and 3 is probably good. We disagree on whether my oldest son should be allowed to have youtube on his switch. I Say no, she says yes.
We both work full time jobs. Her's is a very demanding corporate job where she works a rigid 8am-5pm+ and then is often on her phone all night working or answering questions or taking calls. I work a ft job that allows me to do wfh when I want to, but I also work a pt job another 10+ hours of week.
Before I started wfh more often our oldest has been home for the summer, and when im at the pt job, shes just burnt out and tired and gives the kids screens for hours so she can just unwind from work, or because shes busy with work.
I push really hard to tear the kids off the screens so we can play board games, or color, or go to the park, or do literally anything aside from the screens. But I don't feel super supported in that and I always seem to get an eye roll when I talk about it. And I tell our kids why they shouldnt have so much and how it isn't good for our brain health, and mind health. I've always taken a very open and honest approach with my kids so they know the real reasons why things happen.
"Why does it thunder and lightning?"
My parents: Oh thats god bowling!
Me: When hot air raises from the ground and meets the cold air within the clouds a thunder head can be formed which... -continue informative lecture on clouds-
Its like that with everything.
Anyways, we ended up falling on a weird middle ground of 1 hour of switch and 1 hour of tablet/tv time per day. But she tunes out their tablets whereas Im always listening trying to "monitor" whats being watched and said. And every time I mention "x child cant watch y content." I have to bring a thesis on why to get support on it.
For my oldest, he is pretty good about stopping when we say stop. But he always tries to sneak more time whether its slipping away before a meal ends, or waking up and not letting us know hes awake and jumping on the tv if i forget to hide it the night before.
My middle child was always good about turning the tablet off until we gave him a switch. We had an extra sitting around the house and gave him one so he could play minecraft with his older brother, but now its an issue because he has a melt down when its time to stop or if his brother wants to play alone. Meanwhile my youngest is still okay with turning things off when its time.
Im at the point where it just has to be "screens with mommy, not daddy." regardless of how exhausted I am from maintaining our home and work.
And to add some context around the no youtube on the switch thing. I tell my kids "its okay to have downtime and want to relax by watching a show. And it's okay to want to relax or have fun with a game. But, watching a show, and playing a game are 2 different things. When you're watching a show, youre just watching. When you're playing minecraft you're thinking, an desinging, and brain storming, and problem solving. Same with Mario, same pikmin. You're not thinking or problem solving with youtube."
We also try really hard to teach out kids that everyone kids, adults, grandparents, etc need time to themselves. Its health for their mind and brain health and that was when screen was supposed to be an option in addition to the toys or coloring that we already had. But now its just not that. Its screen after breakfast, screens after lunch, screens at quiet time, screen after dinner. Its just all screens all the time. And its at the point where Im 'giving up' my own time to just drag kids off screens and try to get them back into an older routine we had of self play, or play with the brothers, or heading in the backyard while I cook, or helping prep meals because "everyone can do something" and tripling the time it takes to cook in order to let little hands have jobs and help.
Anyway this comes from someone whose parents just threw me in front of a tv. I grew up playing endless amounts of games or watching shows so long as I stayed away from my parents. But Im stuck between trying to do what I think is best for my kids, battling with my partner on whats appropriate and not, and parental guilt every step of the way.
These tips are incredible! I will definitely be trying out the play and art invitations. I’m so glad I stumbled upon your channel!
My daughter is 9 years old and getting too addicted to her tablet thanks for the tips as I want to eliminate screens for her and also for myself, it's such a time waster and stops kids imagination and creativity
Love the advice and the kick to try this... but we don't have any suitable outdoor space for them to play...
Thank you
Thank you! Amazingly useful video for a new mum! My son is almost 1 yo and I want to cut my screen time too! Not just my child needs these invitations but me too! 😊
Larissa I love this! I was wondering if you could comment on what do you do when you are really sick, not just a stuffy nose, but full blown fever, can’t get out of bed and your husband can’t help because of work. What would you do instead of screen time? This has happened to us before. I would love some ideas.
Also do you guys ever have a concentrated 2 hours of quiet time a day or do you all have pockets of time?
THIS. My 4 year old has been chronically sick since she was born and we have long long periods of being stuck at home with her with a fever and all she wants to do is lie on the sofa with TV. It has set up a bad culture in our house now as we’re all exhausted and we have definitely not imposed strict standards. We also have way less space or storage than it would seem you do for the kids to play and to keep all these games and arts stuff. Any ideas?
Thank you for your video! It was really good ❤
Thank you for your explanation of the processes that contain your day with the kiddos..
I relate to this so much! I have a 3 year old son, we live in Arizona so as you know. it is super hot most of the year. Very curious how you would approach the lack of outdoor time due to weather now that you’ve made the changes you have.
I understand! It's been 100+ for weeks on end here in Texas! Its 90 degrees by 9 am. We feel trapped inside during this time!
Currently my kids are on our back patio, which is not very big, which my husband hung a shade cloth over. They do get hot, but I encourage frequent water breaks and yummy cool smoothies! Oh, and they are 5 and 6. They can't stay out there all day of course, but its one way of getting SOME outside time!
I don't live in AZ, but I do live in a hot and humid area during the summers. I basically focus on AM outside time, before it gets super hot. There's an umbrella for shade, and I fill up the kiddie pool for water play (my kids are young enough to just strip down, but eventually bathing suits will be necessary for this lol). They wear little sun hats too.
We pulled the plug last week, but I’m still addicted to RUclips on my phone 😬
Love your tips and the gentleness and grace in which you share them. I'm homeschooling a 3rd and 1st grader with a 3 year old and a 2 year old underfoot and there are definitely days where it is just pure chaos despite my best efforts. A schedule/rhythym definitely helps us to keep moving on to the next thing when we get a bit derailed.
Searched this up because my daughter is addicted. I can go a day or two away from tv but eventually she begs and cries and then when I put it on she doesn’t want to stop. I give her warning it’s her last episode and then say “say goodbye to so and so characters” and shut it off but she cries and cries. I let her cry a minute and hug her and take her to another room and make her laugh somehow and then she calms. I need to break the cycle.
I’m not sure if you check old comments, but I do have a question! What do you do during times of sickness? We’re trying to move to less screen time and doing quite well so far - except when the kids get really sick and we watch comfort shows. This is mostly when they don’t have a lot of energy but also aren’t ready to sleep. We’ve done audio books and quiet toys but they often don’t have the energy for anything too complicated. Would love to hear some other ideas! Thanks
m y concern is having the support of my family. what can i do going to families houses that have tv and may think its silly that i want this for my kids.
Well, they're your children, and you get to decide how you raise them :)
My situation is a bit different and I allow my daughter to watch tv for 1 hour a day (split in 2 moments of the day). We're Italian, we live in Italy as well. I'd like my daughter to learn English as a second language. I speak a broken English and even though I've been teaching her many many words and short sentences, I'm not that good at speaking in English so she can watch educational cartoons only in American English. She's 3.5 yo and she knows lots of English words and lately she's started to momble in a kind of American accent a lot, she's so cute when she does it.. she has the opportunity to hear the right pronunciation and intonation at least... If I were proficient in English I wouldn't allow her to watch tv, or at least I would cut down the time spent in front of the screen...
I love the invitation to play and for art. I am already thinking of ideas for tomorrow. Thank you, Larissa. ❤️
I was so mad ppl always say let them have screen time. An Aba therapist told me that videos are highly helpful for autistic kids in learning new skills i said there inappropriate stuff on the net. Next time I’m going to tell her my kid falls a sleep faster, and look up at my face which he didn’t do it’s great for connecting with surrounding
I have loved your videos! We have cut screens and do not watch them regularly at all. I would love to know what you do when one of your children is sick? I would love to sit and read to my child when they are sick but I have two other small children (my three are 5 and under) and that is not always feasible.
Very, very helpful. I will be starting this this week. Thank you!
I found your video extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing the many tips, tricks, and advice…they’re practical!
You are very inspirational.
This is such a great video, thank you!
I needed this. Thank you!
I struggle with this, we live where its hot most of the year and not a really safe neighborhood. we live in a city area so honestly its pretty dangerous to go for a walk. also my kids are older I have two teens, a pre teen and a toddler. so putting out play toys for the older ones won't work. I'm going to try to figure out a way of limiting screen time without telling them I am. the hard one will be their phones, they aren't allowed any social media on their phones, but they do watch videos on them. and my son loves computer games with his friends online. we started homeschooling a few years ago so we are on a new path in our family time. I also struggle with my husband he loves to be on his phone or the computer after he gets home from work so I feel like I'm on my own. .....I sometimes feel I was born in the wrong time period, maybe that's why o love reading little house on the prairie books to my family.
I can so relate with everything you mentioned. I too have a teen boy and toddler whom I home educate and am striving toward eliminating screen time. I feel it will he a lot harder to do for my teen as I don’t want to come across or be too controlling.
About the invitation, do you have the stuff locked away or out of reach for them and then only you have access? I have a whole “art table” and like the idea of less stuff at a time
Hi Larrisa thank you so much for this video 🙏🏻 it’s exactly what I needed.
You did mention in the beginning of the video that it’s very hot where you live, and I wanted to ask how you got over that fact and managed to spend so much time outdoors, cause I’m really struggling with that. It’s barely cool enough outside past my daughter’s bedtime, let alone before.
Thank you so much for the encouragement.
You are amazing. Seriously so inspiring!! Thank you for making this!!
This really helped for encouragement and ideas thanks so much
This is a really great video with really great tips! very helpful! Thank you!
Great tips! Thank you!
Great advice! Thank you! Your videos are great!
How do you handle things when you have sickness going through the house? That is my struggle bus time. I have 4 extremely active boys my oldest just turned 7. Pregnant with #5. When I was sick during first trimester it was hard to function normally. Also when my kids are sick it’s really hard to keep one or two down while everyone else is running around. We end up doing screens more during these phases and I’m always wondering (after the fact usually) how I could have minimized our screen time more.
We are just recovering from covid and have been relying heavily on screens. The struggle is real!
Sickness is the hardest time to keep screens away in our house to!
I have a two year old son and a two month old. My son likes to have on compilations of steam trains. When they're on, sometimes he watches and most times he just likes the activity it adds to the atmosphere. Otherwise it's constant 'mama play!' Even when he knows I'm busy, he forgets. Wouldn't put on a fictional show though.
Do you happen to have tips for the parents? Probably sounds bad, but I feel the struggle myself and watch a lot of RUclips.
Very motivating! This is where I'd like to get, with a weekly family movie thrown in :) Right now, my situation is unusual. I work an admin job from home with 3 kiddos, oldest is 4, youngest is 7 weeks. Very stressful to pickup the phone, needing to be professional, and have someone hear my kid melting down in the background. Peppa Pig and Mister Rogers make that go away lol
That said, I've still cut out roughly 7.5 hours of screen time they were used to getting. I like your tips to make TV time family time. I know they want more time with me, and I'm so exhausted and stretched thin. We're planning a move next year that will be my switch to SAHM, so I'm optimistic that we will get to screen-free land before long! In the meantime, I can definitely push myself to cut more TV.
Awww. God bless you. I pray things will get easier soon!
Hi! I have a question about the invitation for art. I have a 2 yo, and a 5yo, how would I cater to my 2 yo for art? She loves playdoh and kinetic sand, but she's not got enough dexterity for cutting, pasting, etc. like my 5 yo (who will looove this idea!). Thank you!!
This is very random but I need to know where that mug in your intro is from! My son's name is Athey and it looks like that name is on the mug? So cool! Haven't seen that anywhere else!
Would love to know if you have any book recommendations surrounding screen time. Ty 💛
My children obsess over the turned-on TV in someone's house when they are guests. It's terrible. It's because we don't have TV in our home, so they can't wait to watch it at someone's house. Also, it's difficult for me to tell them they can't watch screens when they see me watching my phone for my several RUclips channels I like to follow. Any tips? Anyone else? Lol
Yeah considering this video is on a screen it’s just kind of a funny thing to talk about!
Kind of like kids who aren't allowed to have candy or soda, then grow up and binge on it as adults. There's a balance and it can be hard to find.
I’m really struggling in this area - my boys are teens now, and the topic of influence is huge! Realizing we need more friends (if we can find any) that share the same values as we have about no iPads, gaming consoles, etc. My boys really gravitate to bad food and screens when they are around, and now feel as though they are deprived because they’ve never had such “privileges” at home. It’s tough to be around families that don’t share similar values. We are def in the minority in today’s TECH culture.
I really want to reduce / eliminate screen time! It is really challenging where i live because winter lasts 8 months. And then there’s 2 months of nice weather and 2 months of high winds / snow in spring. I have kids ages 18 months, 3 years old and a 5 year old. My husband is deployed currently and i just am so worried about winter. 😬 right now is the nice part of the year but every few weeks the wind gets really high. Any advice for living in extreme conditions? We will be moving next spring thankfully.
When my step daughter is at her mothers house she’s dependent on the tablet. When she’s with her father and I she doesn’t ask for it. We do activities and such with her.
What bird book is beside the Burgess one?
I have a 2 1/2 year old. And she always ask her dad for the t.v. and I have to be the one to say no. But when it's just me at home she doesn't bother asking. I keep her busy. However my home takes a hit.
Hey :) I have a heard time during meals to get my son to stay at the table and eat so I always put a show on at lunch time while he is eating at the table. I want to get away from this and try to cut out the screen time. Any suggestions for alternatives at the lunch table? Maybe reading a book to him? Or anything other suggestions?
I read books to my kids while they eat a lot of times!
Kind of off topic but what is the classical music piece you play in your videos. My daughter wants to listen to it. Thank you!
If you are referring to the one at the end of the video, it's this one: ruclips.net/video/GMkmQlfOJDk/видео.htmlsi=wodzmWvHceMuqW8w Johann Sebastian Bach - Air on the G String 😊
Video starts at 6:25 🥲
Tips for helping an adult man get off screens?😅 Without nagging or arguing
My difficult time is mornings. My 2 boys wake up at 5:30am and I don't feel like jumping into playing do early. What do you do instead of TV at that time of the day?
How do you accomplish this in a hotel in the middle of summer ?
Do you have any book/podcasts recommendations?
How do you deal with loved ones or grandparents who introduce screens?
What toys do you recommend? I heard magnatiles. What else has good play value? Thank you! :)
Is Leigh your last name or middle name? My name is Larissa Laine and my sister’s middle name is Leigh.
If I could go back in time I would never have had screens. Now my kids are 14,12,9,5 (two adults also), and I really don’t know how to take them out without crushing them.. mostly my 14 year old.
So do you own a TV, but just don't turn it on? Or how do you watch the few things you mentioned?
Do you have any suggestions for when children go to a sitter or daycare where screens are used most of the day? Also we live way up North where most of the year is spent inside due to cold weather and snow.
Find a different sitter or daycare.
7 & 4....and you cut out screens 3 years ago. Cool. Gimme tips for taking a screen away from an 11 year old. Thanks