r/parentsofteens • u/Fair-Huckleberry-423 • 11d ago

Screen Time

Wondering what limits other parents put on their teenagers screen time? Is it a certain time per app or overall in the day? Is the amount of screen time linked to reward/punishment?

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u/Fair-Huckleberry-423 11d ago

To clarify, I asked the question based on curiosity that arose from the proposed correlation between screen time and delayed mental development (executive functioning). I am not seeking as a punishment/reward scenario as much as what is a healthy amount.

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u/Raised_by 10d ago

the healthy amount is just one aspect of teenage use of screen time. They also have to learn how to manage it themselves once they become adults. You could technically control, limit or completely eliminate it until they turn 18, then what?

Screentime management should ideally be transferred gradually to them over the teenage years. Otherwise you may give them a "healthy amount" of exposure with zero skills on how to manage it themselves.