{"id":925,"date":"2016-01-20T21:05:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/?p=925"},"modified":"2016-01-20T21:05:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:05:51","slug":"screen-time-a-dream-or-a-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/screen-time-a-dream-or-a-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Time \u2013 A Dream or A Nightmare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Lead by Example<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The saying, \u201cDo what I say, not what I do!\u201d is BALONEY!\u00a0 Our kids are watching our every move so, if you want your children to turn down their media use\u2026then you do too!\u00a0 We have a few media rules in our house you could consider \u2013 1.\u00a0 No cell phones or other media at the table during meals, 2. All cell phones in kitchen over night, 3. No video games during the school week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screentime_20160107195019_1452196219778_block_1.jpeg\" alt=\"screentime_20160107195019_1452196219778_block_1\" width=\"549\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screentime_2.jpeg\" alt=\"screentime_2\" width=\"399\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Source: <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.myjobchart.com\/?u=\">http:\/\/blog.myjobchart.com\/?u=<\/a> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And if you have teens that are preparing to drive, do we need to mention NO texting and driving!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Widen your conversational net<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>When kids bring up their scores or strategies in various video games, the latest YouTube video sensation, or the Snapchat story of friend, ask questions and really pay attention to the answers.\u00a0 And while you are listening, try to listen in a bit deeper to how these experiences make them feel.\u00a0 Not all video games and group chats are bad!\u00a0 In fact, they can help develop a host of cognitive and social skills!\u00a0 Then widen your conversation by asking open ended questions about these activities like, \u201cHow did you get so good at playing this game?\u201d or \u201cWhat do you do when you notice that someone in your friend group has gotten left out of a group chat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screentime_Teens12.jpeg\" alt=\"screentime_Teens1\" width=\"549\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screentime_Teens-2-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"screentime_Teens 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Source: <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.myjobchart.com\/?u=\">http:\/\/blog.myjobchart.com\/?u=<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Make a plan together<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Take some time together to have a \u201cFamily Council\u201d meeting to discuss electronics privileges and limits.\u00a0 Show them the infographics above and ask them how much time they think is too much screen time!\u00a0 Then figure out some safe usage rules around sites allowed, time on screens and time of day on screens.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be the parent that says, \u201cOh, I don\u2019t understand that so I am not going to get involved.\u201d\u00a0 Get involved!<\/p>\n<p>And if you want more help navigating this Internet-connected world with your tweens and teens, reach out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\">www.thewisefamily.com<\/a> (ha ha) \u2013 or we have a good \u201cold-fashioned\u201d phone, too (1-844-WISE-FAM).<\/p>\n<p>Be WISE!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"86\" height=\"52\" class=\"size-full wp-image-833 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewisefamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amy-Parks.png\" alt=\"Amy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Check out this Wise Family resource on internet safety for children and teens:<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1uIoezv\">bit.ly\/1uIoezv<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Adapted from content from MyJobChart.com. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.myjobchart.com\/?u=\">http:\/\/blog.myjobchart.com\/?u=<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead by Example The saying, \u201cDo what I say, not what I do!\u201d is BALONEY!\u00a0 Our kids are watching our every move so, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,5,7,26,11,200,23,24,16],"tags":[157,71,147,177,9,199,163,34,27,196,201,202,203,159],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Screen Time \u2013 A Dream or A Nightmare? - The Wise Family<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Screen Time - A Dream or A Nightmare? 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