Comment by le-mark

I feel like the method we used worked really well. We allowed screen time only after meals and they had to eat; I wasn’t a “clean your plate” nazi; but they had to eat something. Then as they got older it turned into; get up and dressed for school and eat; the faster they were ready the more screen time they had before school. Same for after school; homework and dinner. I also use it for discipline; want to call names or be mean? Lose screen time.

Now in middle school it’s summer vacation and they’re home all day. They don’t get screen time until chores are done. They go all day without screens rather than do their chores and I’m ok with that.