Do you have a media strategy in place for your kids?
That’s what the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending, according to a recent USA Today article.
In our home, we’ve set rules for our kids, but the article has me thinking that we may need to make some adjustments and do a better job monitoring how well our kids are following those rules.
I was shocked at the statistics quoted from the AAP policy statement: children 8-10 years old spend almost 8 hours a day with various types of media, and that number rises to over 11 hours a day for older kids.
Those numbers seem high, and I guess it depends on how you define media use. But it underscores the need for parents to be vigilant about how kids are spending their time and the types of influence media consumption has on their lives.
I’ll definitely be thinking through our family media use and whether there are areas that need any changes.