3 Ideas To Put Limits to Your Teen’s Screen Time

Teens today are growing in a tech-saturated world. Things that they keep close to their selves are their digital devices. They spend most of their time on gadgets which eat up their energy According to a study by Kaiser Family Foundation, over the past five years, average screen time in ages 8-18 has gone up from 1h 17min to 7h 38min. The difference is huge!

This much screen time makes teens even more prone to health issues like obesity, stress, depression and poor academic performance. It’s essential that you take a proactive approach to reduce/limit your teen’s screen time. One way to do this could be to use Android parental control apps. Along with this, here are some other healthy strategies to limit your teen’s screen time.  Here are 3 Ideas To Put Limits to Your Teen’s Screen  Time:

1. Let them ‘earn’ their screen time: Tell your kids that they have to earn their screen time. Make it clear that screen time is a privilege that can be gained and taken away. You can start by small basic routines like homework or chores; they can only use their phones once they are done with their chores and have completed their homework.

2. Use parental control apps: The above step can only be used effectively with parental monitoring apps like FamilyTime which give you the control to your teen’s device usage. You can use this app to remotely lock your child’s phone from your parent Dashboard with just one touch. Once locked, it can only be opened by the activation code, which has to be entered into the child app. You can get this app for free on your google play.

Before you use this app, give them a fair chance. First agree on a verbal contract, if they go by the rules you have set to earn their screen time, then great. But if it doesn’t work (which most probably it won’t) you can always disable their phones. They would have no option, but to listen to you.

3. Encourage Them to Engage In Physical Activities: Replace the screen time with a fun activity. Don’t always focus on their responsibilities. Show them how much fun outdoors can be. Encourage them to join a sport, go for a run, play a game of catch, do some yard work, etc. Whatever they feel like doing.

Replace screen time with family time

No one can deny the importance of quality family time and how much it shapes your children to become their future selves. Set all these rules in your house to try and teach your kids the importance of family and other activities. Most importantly, be a role model for them, exercise all these habits before you ask them to. Make sure they follow these rules using the Android parental control apps. Happy smart parenting!