Mum's the Word: Navigating minefield of child’s screen time takes time and effort

We would always know she has spent way too much time on it if she stated to speak in a North American accent or talked about hacks all the time!

Deciding what kinds of technology and how much to expose your kids to is an absolute minefield. We have friends who have a zero policy on iPads and tablets to those who are considering allowing their under 10s access to their own phone.

We have gone through different periods of allowing my daughter Joan limited time on her tablet to months of no screen time at all because her tablet broke and we took it as a good opportunity not to replace it. But for her birthday this year we decided to replace her tablet and set it up with secure child settings and limit her time on it across the week.