5/29/2023 0 Comments Crack mylifeorganized 5![]() ![]() Right now we are loving the app Sago Mini World for independent iPad time. Since screen time is a bit more rare, my toddler is is much more likely to sit quietly and watch a show or play a game on my iPad. Like when I have Zoom class or meeting, or need to listen to an audio file quietly. But around our house we save screen time for when silence is important. I know… screen time is controversial in some parts of the internet. When that timer beeps I don’t pause and wait to finish my marking or quickly upload something else… the timer means we break to do something together. Work for another 30, and cuddle and read books. Work for another 30, and have lunch together. I’ll work for 30 minutes, and then play for 5-10. (That is, they mean absolutely nothing!) We use a visual timer like the one pictured to show her how much time until I can play. Time is such an abstract concept for kids, and saying “I’ll be 5 more minutes” and “I need 75 minutes” mean almost the same thing. However, I make sure it’s a visual timer. ![]() If my toddler is right beside me while I’m working, I try to be intentional and set a timer for exactly how long I’ll be working, and I break my work time up into small chunks.
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