Screen Time Rules for Kids

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 5:01 a.m.

b'Do you feel like you need some new screen time rules for your kids? There\\u2019s a good chance that your kids have consumed an increased amount of screen time during the pandemic. Whether it\\u2019s for work, school, or pleasure\\u2014we\\u2019ve all been home more and utilizing new devices in new ways. But what hasn\\u2019t changed is the self-blame and criticism we place on ourselves as parents for giving our children \\u201ctoo much\\u201d screen time.\\nBecause\\xa0\\u201cgood parents don\\u2019t let their kids have too much screen time.\\u201d\\xa0 Right?\\nHave you have internalized the message that the\\xa0quantity\\xa0of screen time your child consumes correlates with the\\xa0quality\\xa0of your parenting?\\nI know that I have.\\xa0From the earliest days of pregnancy, I indulged in books on brain development that touted the benefits of going screen-free in the early years. Therefore, in the first years of my parenthood journey, my son was screen-free.\\nThe post Screen Time Rules for Kids appeared first on Simple Families.'