The first thing I do is to be specific about the types of screen time: 1. Active and positive, such as educational, creative: example: math apps, spelling apps

The first thing I do is to be specific about the types of screen time: 1. Active and positive, such as educational, creative: example: math apps, spelling apps, etc. 2. Passive but positive: example: watching professional figure skaters so my daughter can understand how good one can get in an area/field 3. Passive and mindless: example: movies 4. Net negatives: example: broadcast TV with advertisements Net negatives - Our daughters have nearly zero exposure to net negatives. Passive and mindless - Movies, iPad games, etc. are limited. In terms of time, probably 1 or fewer movies per week (so max 90 minutes per week). Passive but positive - These are unlimited b/c it helps the girls understand what's possible. - In terms of time, it's very adhoc. My daughters will watch when they want inspiration. - My older daughter tends to watch things like piano, ice skating, skate boarding, and other activities that she's into. - Both girls are allowed to sit with my wife and I when we're watching technology training videos. You'd be amazed at how much our 7 year old knows about big data tech like Hive. Active and positive - Unlimited, but the girls tend to self regulate. IMO, self regulation is a skill and I'd rather they learn it early in life. - I've observed interesting learning patterns when the kids are allowed to really focus on a topic until they master it. Lastly, the biggest thing I do is integrate digital experiences with experiential / real-world learning. For example, each spring my daughters and I do a thing we call Flower Walk. Basically, we walk around the neighborhood, they smell and take pictures of flowers, then they look information about each flower up on their iPad's.