{"id":1571,"date":"2019-02-14T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T19:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-900540-3180849.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2019-02-14T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T19:08:29","slug":"screen-time-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/screen-time-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk: Screen Time Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s real talk. I\u2019m a mom of two under three. It\u2019s the dead of winter. I live in a
\ntwo bedroom Baltimore City<\/a> row home. I have no yard. Not telling you this to
\ncommiserate with me, although I\u2019ll take any pity you sling my way. But simply
\nsaying the screen time struggle is real. Every. Single. Day.<\/p>\n

Sesame Street<\/a> is boss in our house. But I try really hard to keep it at an hour a
\nday for my two-nager (see AAP<\/a> recommendations below). When that hour is spent,
\nthe creativity unravels. I\u2019m here to share a few ideas I have up my sleeve to spark
\nsome creativity and limit screen time use.<\/p>\n

1. I bought a simple shoe organizer that hangs over the door (via
\nAmazon) that I keep all of our craft\/ sensory play in. Because it brings
\nme JOY. #Kondo<\/a>. In these compartments are things like play dough,
\nwater beads, markers, glue, paint, kid safe scissors, paper, pom poms,
\npipe cleaners, beads, wiki sticks, etc. We have a letter of the week and
\nfocus on sorting and color\/ shape identification mostly these days.<\/p>\n

2. Also, busytoddler<\/a> on Instagram<\/a> is a wonderful resource with fantastic
\nideas. The creator is a big proponent of sensory bins so there\u2019s a
\nplethora of different bins to create that are easy and affordable.<\/p>\n

3. I allow my daughter to help a lot in the kitchen. We prep lunch and
\ndinner together. She enjoys simple tasks such as shaking the
\ncinnamon on the sweet potatoes and tearing off the cilantro leaves for
\nthe pizza topping (who likes that job anyway?). Word to the wise: This
\nwill slow down the process quite a bit\u2026 so don\u2019t expect that 15 minute
\ndinner Rachel Ray promised if your toddler is meddling in it. BUT\u2026 on
\nthe bright side\u2026 I notice that she is much more willing to try
\nsomething new (think radish and mushrooms) when I am allowing
\nher to help.<\/p>\n

4. Storyville<\/a>. This is probably not new information but this place is such
\na delight on a rainy, snowy day. Both locations (one in Rosedale, MD
\nand Woodlawn, MD) are bound to brighten any toddler\u2019s mood.
\nSeeking to create an early literacy environment, this interactive real-
\nworld play will have all of you wanting to return.<\/p>\n

5. Check out Nature Centers<\/a> near you. These are great outings in the
\nwinter because it gets everyone exploring a little outside. Fresh air
\nand also interacting with nature. Even in the winter, things are
\nhappening outdoors and its fun to get out there and learn about them
\ntogether.<\/p>\n

AAP Recommendations:<\/p>\n

\u2022 For children younger than 18 months, avoid use of screen media other than video-
\nchatting. Parents of children 18 to 24 months of age who want to introduce digital media
\nshould choose high-quality programming, and watch it with their children to help them
\nunderstand what they’e seeing.
\n\u2022 For children ages 2 to 5 years, limit screen use to 1 hour per day of high-quality
\nprograms. Parents should co-view media with children to help them understand what they
\nare seeing and apply it to the world around them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s real talk. I\u2019m a mom of two under three. It\u2019s the dead of winter. I live in a two bedroom Baltimore City row home. I have no yard. Not telling you this to commiserate with me, although I\u2019ll take any pity you sling my way. But simply saying the screen time struggle is real….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Screen Time Struggles | The Nurturing Root | Baltimore, MD","_seopress_titles_desc":"Let\u2019s real talk about screen time. I\u2019m a mom of two under three. It\u2019s the dead of winter. I live in atwo bedroom Baltimore City row home. I have no yard.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[147],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":133,"label":"parenting"}],"post_tag":[{"value":147,"label":"screen time"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Carmen Calvo","author_link":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/author\/carmen_admin\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":133,"name":"parenting","slug":"parenting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":133,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":133,"category_count":12,"category_description":"","cat_name":"parenting","category_nicename":"parenting","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":147,"name":"screen time","slug":"screen-time","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":147,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}