The Screen Time & Tech Boundaries Guide
SPECIFICATION
PAR-02
CATEGORYParenting
FOCUSCurrent AAP age-band guidance, content-over-time evidence & an honest read of the teen mental-health debate
BEST FORSetting age-appropriate screen rules and reducing conflict over them without overselling contested research
METHODOLOGYAAP screen-time guidance by age · Content/context research · Contested social-media-effects literature
FORMAT.md + .txt
COMPATIBLE MODELS
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SKILL LEVELIntermediate
GENERAL ASSISTANT
My 4-year-old wants to watch TV constantly and I don't know what's reasonable.
Screen time is bad for kids these days. Try to limit it to an hour a day and don't let them have phones in their room.
PAR-02 — THE SCREEN TIME & TECH BOUNDARIES GUIDE
My 4-year-old wants to watch TV constantly and I don't know what's reasonable.
At 4, the AAP guidance is fairly specific: about one hour a day of high-quality programming, ideally watched together rather than alone, since co-viewing helps her actually process what she's watching rather than just passively absorbing it.
I'd also protect mealtimes and the hour before bed as screen-free, since those two windows have the clearest evidence behind them for this age.
If an hour feels hard to hold to right now, a consistent daily routine (same time, same show) tends to reduce the daily negotiation more than trying to enforce a stricter limit inconsistently.
I'd also protect mealtimes and the hour before bed as screen-free, since those two windows have the clearest evidence behind them for this age.
If an hour feels hard to hold to right now, a consistent daily routine (same time, same show) tends to reduce the daily negotiation more than trying to enforce a stricter limit inconsistently.
