Do you struggle with limits on screen time for your kids?
Keep reading for some tips and tricks to keep everyone happy!
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When my kids were younger, we did not have many electronic devices in our home.
It was my goal to keep electronics out of our lives for as long as possible.
I would take my kids to the playground and watch them play while taking pictures with my digital camera.
The cell phone that I had was for emergencies only. It was an old flip phone without internet capabilities.
So I could watch my girls play or swing with them on the swings.
One time while waiting for a Halloween parade to start, my girls were having fun with me watching the crowd and talking to each other.
I looked around and saw a small girl watching something on her parent's phone.
That made me so sad.
I was successful in keeping electronics out of our lives until one of my daughter's teachers told the class that if they behaved, each student would be allowed to pick whatever gift they wanted off of Amazon.
Guess what my daughter picked?
A fire tablet.
Gone were the days of our simple, electronic free lives.
Now don't get me wrong, we watched TV and had tons of movies in the house that I probably let "babysit" the kids far too often so I could get stuff done in the house.
But the new fire tablet changed things in our house.
Things only got worse when I broke my leg in 2016 and my husband bought me a laptop so I could have something to do while I wasn't able to get around very well for about 6 months due to surgery recovery time.
After I broke my leg and couldn't work for 6 months, I decided to pull my kids out of private school to homeschool them.
With that decision came two more laptops so we could do online classes.
So now my girls are older and they are probably addicted to their electronics.
The good news is that they both have used their time fairly well by creating content more than consuming content.
Both girls have YouTube channels and are both published authors.
So screen time has been good for them to have the time to write stories and create animations.
Yet, it still is a struggle for them to balance their time.
I find myself telling them over and over to get off their devices to go to bed.
What I have noticed is that they follow me.
So when I turn thing off, it's time for bed.
I can talk all I want but as soon as I turn things off, everyone seems to get ready for bed.
During the day it's sometimes a struggle to get them to go for a walk or go visit my grandmother.
I have learned that I can't argue with them. Let them complain and try to be as positive as I can and don't give them an option. When I'm ready to go they seem to respond better instead of me constantly telling them to get ready to go.
I also created a fun electronics chart for kids to complete the tasks that you assign before they are allowed to have screen time.
Those charts are available in my new mom group here: Moms Parenting With Less Stress and More Family Fun *
This group is for moms who want more fun time with kids! If you feel like you spend more time nagging and yelling at your kids instead of fun quality time, then this group is for you!
The purpose of this group is to inspire moms to work with kids as teams in fun, creative, and meaningful ways to lead more fulfilling, happier lives with less chaos and clutter!
As a mom of two girls, a children's book author, as well as an Occupational Therapist, I have unique ways to help you raise kind, caring, creative, and responsible kids who actually want to clean their rooms!
I hope to see you in the group so we can all rally together to make our lives more fun and less stressful with fun tips and tricks we can all share!
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Jessica is the author of the children's books about The Underground Toy Society. She decided to begin a blog about her experiences and opinions of being an author, as well as a mother and Occupational Therapist. Please note all information on her website and her blog posts are her opinions and her personal experiences. Individual results may vary and her results may not be your results or experiences. This website is meant to be general information, not specific advice. Circumstances and results may vary. The Underground Toy Society children's books aim to teach children to love and appreciate what they have. Hopefully children will want to clean their rooms after learning about The Underground Toy Society. However, all children are different and results may vary. The books are for entertainment purposes only. All recommendations and activities should be completed with adult supervision. Thanks for reading!