Screen time rules?

At present - as long as behaviour is good we have this rule in place for 8 year old....
On a school night, he can have 1 hour of free time on electronics at most (this doesnt include watching a movie as a family or using his ipad for school work)
On a weekend, he has maximum of 2 hours each day free time which may be increased to 3 hours at most if he is playing online with his cousins.

Poor behaviour takes away all free time on electronics.

We used to have the controls set up on his devices but he is firmly aware of the rules and we are giving him the freedom to be trusted with his time limits (and we keep an eye on things so we don't allow him to go over really)

Before lockdown he had no school night access to his games but doing school work with him at home during lockdown gave us a different viewpoint

I'm very strict on screen time with my children, when they are children (so up until teens or shortly before that). My daughter had pretty much no screen time until 9, before that only on some few occasions. From 9 we'd watch a movie together roughly once a month, from 10 once a week (on the weekend either a movie or a few episodes of some series) and from around 11 more often, though not every day. She got a smartphone at 13, with strict time limits (1 hour/day except music, actual phone calls and in case she did something for school), and a laptop at 14, because she needed it for school. She is 15 now and I don't have any specific limits, except that she has to leave her phone in the living room during the night. However, if I'd feel that she's on it too much and telling her doesn't help, limits would be put in place again.

My son has just turned 3 in August and doesn't have any screen time and this will stay that way for at least several more years.

Limiting screen time is vital for children of all ages so that they can properly develop intellectually, emotionally, socially, and even physically. It is our responsibility as parents to totally stay on top of this and monitor what they are viewing until they graduate from high school. Unfortunately, there are many many sad stories out there from parents who weren't involved. Here is a wonderful detailed article on how parents can control it.

Google family link has been a game changer for me. Using the device controls was ineffective or too much hassle.

You control everything from your own device, how much time they're allowed, what their bedtime is and when they reach those limits Google will lock them out of their tablets and only you can over-ride it.

I give my children an hour daily limit so that if they're up before me they can get an hours time without having to ask (set from a certain time) then I can give them as much bonus time as I see fit through the day until it suits them off at their set bedtime. This has worked infinitely better than everything I had tried to limit screen time in the past

We don't have a tv that they can turn on and off so it's easily within my control. We use a projector. They get 3 programs each a day - these are about 10mins each so it's about an hour or just over in total. They are aged nearly 3 and 5

My seven year old is allowed two hours on his tablet each day. On weekends this is spread out in short bursts, but after school as long as homework is finished I don't mind him sitting on it for a while. During usual times, there isn't time for this, but none of his clubs are currently running so I'll allow it until they do. I also use Family Link, so there's no debate - it locks after two hours or after a certain time.

My three year old just watches a little TV on and off throughout the day, and most days I spend about 30 minutes helping him play educational games on my tablet.

I use Google family link too. It's brilliant.

No screen time unless either me or them are seriously ill

We allow our teens freedom as long as they show maturity with that freedom. We ask them to spend a reasonable time on devices. If it goes beyond what is reasonable they lose the devices for a set time. We also are paying for the devices so we feel we get to check what is on the devices as well. We set up a contract and it has worked really well. We have not had to use any disciplinary measures except for overuse of time. The only app we use to monitor is a GPS because we have drivers and want to be informed if there’s an accident as a safety measure. We believe it’s a privilege and If there were cyber bullying or other issues we would add additional monitoring apps. I hope this is helpful! If you’d like more information I can send some resources on the subject! Best wishes!

I have a 8yr old, a 5 soon to be 6yr old and a 3yr old.
They are allowed their tablet on Friday, Saturday & Sunday’s with a time limit. Ie - morning and afternoon. We set a time limit on them and no watching in bed.
The tv is always on. Husband likes the background noise. But it’s mostly the news or some mundane thing.
If homework, reading and reciting it done at least an hr before bed we sometimes watch a movie or series depending on the picker.