🎮 3 Ways to Manage Screen Time When They Only Want to Play Games and Watch YouTube

😱 Before you know it, 3 hours have passed... The summer 'screen time' trap where we end up just lazing around.

'Just a little bit of gaming, okay?'
'Just one more video, then you're done, okay?'

Even though we said that, before we knew it, 2 hours... 3 hours had passed...
In the end, homework and chores were put off.

'You spent all day playing games again, didn't you...' I sigh.
——Doesn't this happen all the time during summer vacation? 💦

Why don't 'time limits' work?

🌀 They don't know when to stop!

Games and videos are full of tricks that make you want to see what happens next.
They can't stop the 'just a little bit more' feeling.

🌀 They think 'free time' means 'I can do whatever I want'

For kids, summer vacation equals freedom!
Without a balance between what they need to do and what they want to do, they might
end up immersed in games and videos the whole time.

🌀 Parents also feel it's 'hard to bring up'

Even if you want to say, 'Let's set a time limit,'
you might put it off because you don't want to start a fight...
This becomes a cause for parents' stress to slowly build up.

3 ways our family manages screen time

✅ 1. [Visualization] Make a rule to do the 'To-Do List' first

In the morning during summer vacation,
☑ Homework (1 page of a workbook)
☑ Chores (clearing the table)
☑ Move your body outside for 10 minutes

Set the order to "finish tasks first, then play games." By creating a
task → reward structure, you can enjoy them without any guilt.◎

✅ 2. [Timer Method] Make it easier to switch by "visualizing time"

Use a kitchen timer or smart speaker to decide on "just 30 minutes" and start. If you make "stop when the alarm rings" a rule,

parents don't have to get angry 🙆‍♀️

✅ 3. [Talk as Parent and Child] Deciding on rules together increases buy-in!

Ask the child themselves, "Games and videos are fun, but what are the problems if you do them too much?" and having them
set their own time leads to much higher acceptance!

Writing down the rules and sticking them on the fridge is also a great idea.◎

🌷 A word from Hoshisora

In our home, too, a "time battle" over games and YouTube was
waged every year😅

But rather than parents just saying "No!" unilaterally,
creating rules together with the child drastically reduced trouble!

Summer vacation might just be the perfect chance to learn about "how to use time."✨

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