Comments on: Screen time tickets

By: My Ink Pro

My Ink Pro — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:28:25 +0000

That is brilliant! The best part is that encouraging siblings to pool their resources for longer screen time also means they’ll have to learn to compromise for mutual benefit - so less fighting with you over their privileges, and less fighting with each other over sharing.

By: Should they presume to consume

Should they presume to consume — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:51:54 +0000

[...] too long ago, I posted a short snippet in Brain Bits about the screen time tickets designed by flagrant disregard. I bookmarked them with full intentions of printing the tickets out [...]

By: smriti.com » Ticket system helps kids track their own TV and game time

smriti.com » Ticket system helps kids track their own TV and game time — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:41:12 +0000

[...] full article. And this post helpfully gives designs so that you can create the tickets yourself on your [...]

By: Weekly Roundup #7 at MarloElaine

Weekly Roundup #7 at MarloElaine — Mon, 28 May 2007 04:50:03 +0000

[...] Screen time tickets Do you want a solution to help limit your children’s TV time while teaching them how to make their own choices? John over at flagrantdisregard has created tickets which can be printed and given to your kids. Head over to ParentHacks to read how the ticket system works. [...]

By: nick

nick — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:24:36 +0000

1/2 a 30 is better than not. I find that there are plenty of times in the day where my 6yo wants to just play on the computer or my palm pilot for 15 minutes before dinner or such. Even 15 minutes of TV before school (we don’t ever seem to have enough time in the morning for anything, really).

If you can make ‘em, awesome. If not, I will certainly make due with your terrific creations.

thank you.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:41:07 +0000

Great idea!

Are the rest of you parents going to give yourself tickets as well and then actually stick to it? I can see myself turning in a ticket, reluctantly getting off the computer when my time is up, and then waiting for the kids to fall asleep before I race back!

By: Finally

Finally — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:24:05 +0000

Absolutely great idea — thanks for making these available!

By: the SmockLady

the SmockLady — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:08:30 +0000

Thanks for doing these. We have for many years had our children “buy” screen time, but I think they may like this way of “buying” even better. We have used charts, but for this, tickets and cash work better. Just in time for summer - School is out!

By: Marla

Marla — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:57:52 +0000

thank you thank you thank you!!!!

By: Chakolate

Chakolate — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:28:02 +0000

I love this - thank you for making these up.

But (you should have seen this coming!) I’m not satisfied. What about 10- and 20- minute increments? Sometimes 10 minutes is all there is for a little computer time, and it’s a shame if he can’t use it because there isn’t time for a whole 30 minutes.

Pretty please?