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Thanks for the tips. Anything to maintain a healthy balance.👍👍

@Moonstone That's the thing, all kids are different, and it so much depends on their peer group and the phase they're going through in adolescence or teenage. Really good idea to have to earn all the games and paraphernalia. I've recently started employing my daughter to clean the house as she...

@Moonstone Thanks, that's really encouraging. My husband is pretty traditional in his attitudes to screens and gaming and I spend a lot of time advocating for moderation rather than straight out bans. I think kids are automatically drawn to any kind of visual stimulus, and the main concern I...

Glad to help Gabby. I'm new in town here and most of my friends have older kids or don't have any at all. I'll have a think and pass on your email.

I am still torn about this thorny issue. I tried really hard to interest both my kids in reading books from the youngest age. They loved me reading to them, but they couldn't raise the enthusiasm to pick up a book for pleasure, or even persevere with a book once they'd started. Books were for...

Hi J-me No sure if you've had any advice since you posted this. I've just joined as a new member so just saw your dilemma now, and maybe you've already managed your move away. I've just been through the same thing with my 15 and 11 year olds, moving country and leaving behind their whole lives...

I've just joined this forum in the hope that I can get some ideas and feedback and join an online community - something I've never actually tried to do - of fellow parents. I'm finding it very strange in this pandemic time, having just moved house and country, not to have the chance to meet and...

Hi there My family and I live in a cosmopolitain city, within I'd say a liberal educated mindset, so we have had many discussions about racism and oppression around the dinner table and whilst walking around the city. In many windows around our neighbourhood there are BLM posters and banners...

I'd add that I'd love to know what other people suggest as their favourite way of limiting screentime, especially for adolescents. Any ideas?

I agree that there isn't a firm answer, in that during this pandemic it's better to encourage proactive type screentime where kids can learn something and engage, rather than passive watching. Obviously, gaming contains interaction and stimulation and is definitely not a good idea if you can...