30/08/2015

Ways Parents Can Enforce Limited Screen Time for their kids

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When it comes to children, even the very young ones, it seems that parents are supposed to accept that constant screen time is a given. Each kid has their own laptop, smartphone, MP3 player, tablet, profiles on every gaming console in your house that connects to the internet, and access to touch screens and computers at school.
Whereas the Moms of today and their parents had little to no access to computers throughout their childhoods, our children are learning to use touch screen tablets in elementary school. Textbooks are becoming obsolete and homework often includes necessary computer time. There is convenience in being able to low-jack your kids’ cell phones and watch your teens interactions with friends on social media but when they start to text you from their rooms upstairs wondering when dinner will be ready, you may begin to fear that you’ll never hear them speak in person again. So, how do you limit the screen time in your house and encourage your children to talk to real people, including the ones that actually live in the house with them?

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