https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:49:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922111 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:53:41 +0000 littlebug 1922111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D gets 30 minutes of tv after dinner, before bed. Usually an episode of Bubble Guppies, Micky Mouse Clubhouse, or 1/2 hour of Planes. He's in daycare all day, so no screentime there. On Saturdays, we're usually out and about or playing, but if we really need to get something done and he's being particularly curious, we might put on Planes or Nemo to keep him occupied for a bit. Sundays he gets a bit more screentime because we have football ("buttball!") on all day, but it's like background noise to him most of the time. Occasionally he'll look up, yell "Yay, buttball!" or "Yay, touchdown," but he doesn't really pay much attention to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922107 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:53:05 +0000 petunia354 1922107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No schedule, we just wing it. Some days it is nothing, some days it is 1 or 2 episodes of Daniel Tiger and other days it is Cars movie on repeat :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922096 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:47:19 +0000 Andrea 1922096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is pretty scheduled right now. If we are home and I am solo, I might let them watch a show while I get dinner together. I have them clean up the playroom and then they know they can watch a show. It seems to work well. It gives everyone a bit of downtime during the part of the day when the kids are getting tired and may start misbehaving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922062 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:24:01 +0000 mediagirl 1922062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@keepcalmcarrie: Frozen. All.the.time. Kill Me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922059 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:22:38 +0000 looch 1922059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a timer when we use screentime, primarily with the ipad, he could watch You Tube videos about vehicles for hours.</p> <p>As for TV, we only do Disney Junior, I find the shows are separated into 15 minute segments, more or less and it works because his attention span for TV is less than it is for the ipda.</p> <p>We don't schedule screentime though, as in, between 10-10:15. It just kind of happens when it happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922057 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:21:17 +0000 autumnlove 1922057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They watch some football games and big events like the World Series. </p> <p>LO 1 watches TV shows and movies on the weekends when LO 2 is napping or down for the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922054 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:20:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1922054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ehh. I'm not as vigilant about monitoring her screenscreen time as I should be. She usually gets 30 minutes to an hour of "her shows" when she wakes up &amp; while we eat breakfast. Then I usually have on a show but the tv goes off by 830 every morning (she usually gets up around 7.) Sometimes she gets afternoon TV &amp;on Fridays I keep it on a lot more &amp; even record stuff for her to watch when we get back from errands because I love all the Halloween themed cartoons lol I'm sure from now until Christmas she will be getting more screen time than usual but I can't help myself. I love holiday specials </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922049 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:17:32 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1922049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Ugh, same. Elmo in Grouchland. It's the worst. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922047 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:17:09 +0000 winniebee 1922047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I SAH and T is very interested in TV. He will sit and watch an entire movie...so I do have to limit it or else he would just watch and watch. We went through a stage about a month ago when he freaked out after his show was over so I cut all screen time for a week and then reintroduced it with rules (I'm 32 weeks pregnant so no screen time is unrealistic at this point!) - ONE SHOW, no crying when it's done, and it's a treat not an expectation. </p> <p>He often asks for one in the morning while I'm making breakfast and sometimes I derail him and have him help me cook. If he doesn't have a show then, then I am more lenient later in the day. If he wakes from his nap cranky he has one then or when I'm making dinner. On days he goes to school (9-3) we don't have time for one in the morning, but I will let him watch a few shows when he gets home because he doesn't nap at school and needs some down time. </p> <p>I try to allow no more than 2 shows a day (so, 40 mins of screen time). But there are days like yesterday when he got to watch a movie (Frozen) because I was having contractions and needed to rest. So, we have loose rules and there are days when he gets more (Sunday football for example - though it's usually on in the background and not on specifically for him).</p> <p>ETA: He's 2.5 and always has been very interested in TV :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922044 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:14:55 +0000 mediagirl 1922044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kind of wing it. We are only home with her for less than 2 hours at night before bed so she typically gets 30 minutes or so on a weeknight (if she gets any). It's hard...she asks for the same damn movie all the time. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922043 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:13:30 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1922043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Up until now, I was just winging it - a little bit here, a little bit there.</p> <p>Now I'm starting to get a "routine" of sorts. He has breakfast, then I stick him in the pack n play with lots of toys and Elmo on in the background while I clean, unpack (we just moved), or just have coffee and sit on the couch. </p> <p>This is usually for about an hour, but he's definitely not watching the TV the entire time - playing with his toys and looking at books in the PnP too. I prefer having a schedule when he knows he has screen time, because then I don't hear "Elmo!" as much throughout the rest of the day ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922041 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:12:07 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1922041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO gets a lot of screen time when he's home with our dads. I try to limit it with them when I work from home and they're here...shoving them out the door, and that usually works. But I know the day I'm at work and my dad is here, he relies on the TV a little too much. We're getting free child care though, so it's tough for me to put my foot down on it. </p> <p>On days he goes to school, he doesn't get much. By the time he gets home, it's time for dinner, and we've got him outside or in our basement if it's raining to continue running around and play time. We usually let him watch a song or two before bed as we're getting his PJs on after bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-allot-screentime#post-1922035 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:07:42 +0000 mrsjyw 1922035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your LO gets screentime, do they get a lil bit every day or is it sporadic? </p> <p>DS was never into TV until a few months ago. Now that he is, I'm kind of just winging it and wondering if we should "schedule" screen time.</p> <p>Typically on our office days, he doesn't get any TV time and maybe a few YT videos on my mom's ipad. On my wah days, he sometimes doesn't get any or he'll get an episode or two of MMC or DT. On the weekend, we kind of wing it and let him watch a lil bit and have it playing in the bg (his attention span to tv is about 30 min max) while we cook breakfast, etc.</p> <p>Anyway, just wondering what other parents do as far as monitoring screentime. </p>