2. 2011: Average Daily Media Use
Babies age 0 to 1 = 2 hours
Children age 8-18 = over 7 hours
3. Goal for today:
• Focus attention on the issue
• Gain some practical tips
• See what other parents are doing
• Learn great sources for more support
4. 2 Questions:
What are your concerns about
technology and kids?
Imagine your kid as an adult.
What qualities and skills do you
want them to have in relation to
technology?
5. Practical Strategies:
• Make a media plan
• Watch together /Co-view
• Monitor
• Model
• Discuss
7. Nutrition Media
Watch what kids are eating.
Make sure they eat enough fruit/veggies.
Limit sugar, fat, and salt.
Make sure they the right amount.
Teach them to do all of the above on their own.
Eat together as a family and talk.
8. Nutrition Media
Watch what kids are eating. Education vs. Entertainment
Make sure they eat enough fruit/veggies. Monitor what they are viewing.
Limit sugar, fat, and salt. Limit violence and non-educational
media.
Make sure they the right amount. Limit media time.
Teach them to do all of the above on their own. Model with what you buy, offer,
allow, and view/use yourself.
Eat together as a family and talk. Watch together and talk.
10. Model
The “Parenting in the Digital Age Report” identifies
three categories of parent media use. 39% are
media-centric and average around 11 hours of
media use per day. Media-moderate parents
represent 45% of the population and average about
four hours per day using media. 16% of parents are
media-light and spend under two hours
(Parenting in the age of digital technology: A national survey.
http://web5.soc.northwestern.edu/cmhd/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Parenting-
Report_FINAL.pdf)
12. Rules by real parents:
• Homework needs to be done first. Only 30 minutes of games and TV but more for educational purposes.
• Sesame street only, at 8am. No devices or video game "viewing"
• We set limits on the number of videos (YouTube etc.) that can be watched.
• no electronics at meals. books not screens close to bedtime.
• Only an hour a week
• one hour on, one hour off. misbehavior is sometimes punished with loss of or reduced tech time
• My child is 19 mos. old. We do absolutely no screen time. Even when she is a bit older, we will limit screen time very
carefully.
• No TV in morning before school or until homework is done. 2 nights a week 1 kid chooses TV programming. No ipods in
rooms overnight
• One hour/after work is done and checked
• No tech after 9 pm. Check with me before downloading aps. Mom checks texts and other activities at will
• All tech is called "screens" at home. No screens until homework is done. NoTV on weeknights. Two hour maximum daily
limit- although with homework and activities they rarely have 2 free hours on a weekday anyway.
• No phones at church, during school hours. No TV During the week.
• We call it "Special Mr. Rogers time". We only allow for one episode a week and we must watch it together.
• Videos or iPad games only in the morning, before school or activities, and then, only until parents are dressed and
showered.
• Only educational computer time till at least 3.
• Keeping busy with activities that do not involve screen time.
• More about when allowed to watch, how often, and what is the program.
14. Challenge after today:
• Make a media use plan.
• Think about your own media use and what your
children learn from it.
• Have a co-viewing session.
• Remove technology from the bedroom and limit
to 0 or 2 hours per day.
• Learn about a game, app or program your child
likes to use.
http://www.kentonlibrary.org/techrules
