My son got an ipad for Christmas. We had a tablet that he would use before, so he always asked permission to use it. Today before he reached for his ipad, he asked for permission to use it. For those with small kids that own a tablet, do they have to ask permission to use it, or do they have a scheduled time to use it? Lol. What do you do in your house?
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If I had no schedule, we'd be a mess over here, lol. I have schedules, make lists, and write things down. Yes, he does go days between using the tablet, but that was before he had his own. I don't know how that will change now
@mujerstillregal haha I am a full mess lol our life's just change so much there isn't a point I have baselines but that's it
It has parental control time limit on it where he can only use it at certain times. So he knows by now. He does ask for permission for extra time if he was in a middle of watching a video or something.
I have to figure out how to set the parental controls.
We only allow tablet time on the weekends between breakfast and lunch, long car rides or at the doctor office. K gets very over stimulated and has a hard time transitioning off tablet so we have lots of rules for device usage.
Thank you! I will take this schedule into consideration. He doesn't have a hard time getting off the tablet now, but honestly, with more and more usage, that could change. That's what I would prefer to avoid
All of my kids tablets and phones are on scheduled time. My 7 year old just got his first one this year, I tell them to use your time wisely, therefore they don’t have to ask me.
Yeah, he's going to have to learn to use his time wisely. He's 5 now, so maybe it'll be different in 2 years, lol, fingers crossed
He has to ask. We have set times to use and we set a timer on our phone for it. Its typically 1 hour after school and sometimes for 30 min after dinner. We blocked YouTube and removed the Safari app. He has kids YouTube but even sometimes stuff on there is questionable. He uses the Toca World apps, they're cute and have in app purchases that I have a code and password for.
@mujerstillregal we never had him ask until it became an issue. We used to let him free range it but it got to be too much and a whole meltdown when we asked him to get off so this way there are expectations and it seems to go better when it's time to turn the device in lol
Also, we took the Safari app off not because he was searching stuff but because ads would pop up that were inappropriate or there was a trailer for a really scary movie and it played, so we decided it was best to remove it. Honestly though, even Kids YouTube has some questionable content so I periodically review what he watches.
Toca World is like this cutesey world with little avatars and there are hotels and houses and parks. It's interactive but there are in app purchases that I get asked to buy at least once a week 😅
My daughter loooooves Toca world
I forgot to add to the post, what are some apps that you guys like, that your kids like? I prefer educational, he likes fun and entertaining. I'll take all the suggestions, though.
M has to ask — and it’s only allowed during certain times of day and only for a certain amount of time. I’m pretty strict with our usage compared to most parents, but I also routinely see the negative impacts that frequent and unrestricted device usage has on kids and developing brains.
@mujerstillregal, Increase in emotional dysregulation, aggression, need for instant gratification, decrease in attention span, peer relations issues, and speech delays
These, of course, are in extreme cases of kids using them a lot from a very young age.
@ekko I always imagined that if children were accessing quality content, that the amount of time they spent wouldn't matter. But, yeah, I now see that it would matter, because of the things you mentioned, emotional dysregulation, aggression, etc. I've never thought about it that way. Thanks!
@mujerstillregal, I definitely agree that the content is important. And I’m definitely more likely as a parent to give M more time if he’s accessing quality or educational content. But when kids are on devices for hours and hours a day, they’re missing out on learning how to be human - how to regulate emotions, solve problems, interact socially, and develop language skills.
When she doesn’t have school idc but the other days she needs to ask. Or obvi when she’s grounded she has to ask when it’s okay for her to have it again
He's out of school now, so it's all new so I'm trying to figure out what will be the norm concerning his use of it.
@mujerstillregal, just do like an hour or two at a time then. I also have a scheduled timer on hers.
@sourpatchkids I have to figure out how to set a timer, lol. I set my own timer and tell him time is up 😂
Brody uses it whenever. He has had one since age 3 and we have never had an issue with it. He gets off if we need him to and never complains so it works for us.
He never complains to get off, and gets off when told, but he would definitely use it from 100% to 0 if left up to him, lol. That's what I don't want him to do.
@mujerstillregal do what works for you guys. I don't have alot of rules in our house as long as he shows respect and helps out and isn't lazy and keeps his grades up he is free to use his free time as he wants. But I know alot of people are different. Brody thankfully doesn't even touch it unless it's an hour before bed most days since he's used to having one.
I wondered if it was weird to have him ask 😅 but he's only five, so I thought it made sense. As he gets older, and more responsible, I think we'll adjust
I have no schedule for almost anything in my life. If it's a good time to use it she can if not then I tell her to put it down but she knows when is and isn't a good time
As for screen time it's different everyday we might be outside for 7 hours and not touch a screen for 2 days or we might be having a bad day or wet and raining day and she be om it more