How are you all handling screen time with your kids?
My kid is 4 years old and wants the phone or tablet basically all day. Mornings are the worst, asking for it before breakfast's even done, and by the third time we say no, it turns into a whole thing.
Tried timers, bribery, hiding the iPad, none of it really stuck for more than a few days. Either find where it's hidden or ask so many times we cave out of exhaustion. Feels like whatever system we set up works great for like a week and then quietly falls apart.
Starting to wonder if it's less about finding the one thing that fixes it and more about just being consistent, but that's hard some days too, especially when you're tired and it's easier to just hand it over for twenty minutes of peace.
What's actually worked for you guys, if anything? Curious if it's more about specific alternatives or just sticking to rules even when it's inconvenient. Or are we all just riding it out until they're old enough to reason with?