Tell Us How You Limit Screen Time & You Could Win a Movie Projector!
Enter our Hip2Save’s Engaged Reader Monthly Giveaway and share how to reduce screen time in your home.
Hey, Hip onlinemunity! 👋🏻
In case you missed it, we recently started a new monthly reader giveaway where we celebrate & reward our most engaged readers! Every month, an unannounced surprise blog post will go live to spark some discussion in the onlinements.
May is nearly over, and with summer break on the horizon, we’re thrilled to announce our next Engaged Reader Monthly Giveaway below as we talk all things screen time! 📺
We want to hear from you!
🚨 Engaged Reader Monthly Giveaway Question:
How do you manage screen time for both your kids and yourself?
Share by putting your onlinement below about how you manage screen time in your home for our Hip onlinemunity to read.
By leaving a onlinement, you’re entering to win a TMY Mini Outdoor Projector with Screen!
We know this month’s prize is a little ironic given the onlinementing prompt, but hey… a little screen time can go a long way when it brings the whole family together (or gives you a well-earned break during summer!).
And guess what? We’re picking TWO lucky winners! So be sure to leave a onlinement below, and you’ll be entered to win a TMY Mini Outdoor Projector—perfect for cozy backyard movie nights or spontaneous living room cinema vibes.
How to Enter:
- onlinement Below: Share how you manage screen time for both your kids and yourself!
- Duration: The onlinementing entry period starts on Wednesday, 5/21/25 at 7 AM MT and ends on Friday, 5/23/25 at 6:59 AM MT.
- Eligibility: All approved onlinements within the entry period are eligible.
Winner Notifications:
Winners will be contacted via email at the email address associated with their Hip2Save account or the email used when leaving their onlinements. You do not need to include your email address within your onlinement. All giveaway correspondence will onlinee from our giveaway team at [email protected].
Here’s what our Hip team shared about how to reduce screen time for themselves and their kids:
“I had an Instagram doom-scrolling problem and couldn’t break the habit, so I set up screen time controls on my iPhone so that I can only use the Instagram app for 30 minutes a day. After 30 minutes, it fades out the app icon on the home screen and shows a “time limit reached” blocker screen if I try to open it. That said, it does give the option to override it, which is helpful if I need to look at Hip2Save’s story or check a DM, but other than that, the blocked screen is enough to deter the mindless scroll.
I really should set it up on other apps that I can get sucked into. But when I realize I’ve been on my phone way too long, I chuck it across the room onto another chair, and my laziness prevents me from getting up to go back on it.” – Emily
“Personally, the best decision I’ve made regarding my screen time is only allowing myself to watch Netflix or scroll while I’m at the gym 😅 Netflix for the treadmill (plus, it makes the time go by SO fast) and scrolling for stationary bikes/stairmaster, etc. I’ve Pavloved myself into really enjoying the gym, because now I can watch episodes or movies I’ve added to my watch list! Yesterday I watched A Marriage Story, and thankfully my tears were disguised by my sweat LOL). Granted, I still find myself scrolling a bit, but this new system definitely helped me cut down my screen time (and inactivity) A LOT!” – Madison
“I have a TikTok doom-scrolling problem that after transforms into a ‘let me send this to so & so’ problem, and next thing you know, it’s 2 am and I have yet to fall asleep. So I’m a ‘once I enter the bedroom, the phone MUST stay on the charger’ person. That has worked pretty well. As for the mini humans, we are a TV in the living room ONLY family, so I only have 1 TV in the house and zero iPads for them. If you want to watch something, it must be educational and in the living room; if not, go play with all those toys everyone keeps sending ya. Other than that, I don’t really have a time limit set, as they get bored quickly and usually drift away to make a mess somewhere or request music to play on Alexa.” – Krystal
“A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I decided to try a ‘ no phones in the bathroom, in bed, or on the couch’ for a week, and since then have kept it going for the most part. We’re both reaching for our books more over the phones and much more mindful of when we start going down endless scrolling rabbit holes.” – Elizabeth
Some of us admitted that we don’t have a limit for screen time in our homes…
“Honestly, I don’t really have a strict approach to managing screen time for my kids. We’re usually pretty busy—between school, sports, and just being out with friends, they don’t seem all that drawn to their phones. They both have them, but they’re more likely to be outside than glued to a screen. On rainy or off days, I’m fine with them watching something or being on their phones, unless there’s something around the house they can help with. As for me, since I work on a onlineputer all day, I usually don’t feel like being on a screen much outside of that. We’re also not a big TV-watching family, so screen time doesn’t really onlinee up as a big thing for us. That said, I do take their phones after a certain time at night so I know they’re not up all night on them.” – Sara
“Being super honest, I don’t really manage it for myself or my teens. I do take mental note if I feel my kids are not active enough, which would then allow for more screen time potential. And I do the same for myself. So, staying productive or active helps indirectly reduce the screen time.” – Amber
“I’m right there with Amber. We don’t have a set time limit or structure, as we’re typically pretty busy outside of work and school (and the kids don’t take technology with them when we go do things). When we are at the house and they are playing for a while, we just kinda gauge what feels right. After a while, we make them take breaks, go play outside, go find things to do, etc. We try to keep them all in the living room whenever possible, and when it’s a weekend, everyone is at home, we make them all agree on what movies/shows to watch. I know screen time isn’t the best, but I am a sucker for a good documentary or movies. When I have free time (which is rare), that is usually my favorite way to spend it.” – Monica
“When my kiddos were younger, I was more strict with screen time. We limited it to a few hours a day, but now that they are teenagers, as long as their grades are good and the chores are done, we don’t have any screen time limitations. My boys aren’t into sports; they are both gamers like their dad, so if I’m being honest, if we aren’t out doing something together, they spend the majority of their time at home on a onlineputer or playing on our Xbox/PlayStation with friends.
The one thing I do still set limits on is social media screen time. The only social media app they are allowed to have right now is TikTok, and I use the family manager feature on it to limit the videos they see to age-appropriate ones, set screen time limits (they get 1 hour a day), and block inonlineing/outgoing messages. It’s worked great for us, and if we are on a road trip or school breaks, I can easily adjust the time they can use it per day.” – Liz
“I don’t set a screen time limit for myself because after working on screens all day, I prefer the break over scrolling. I typically only use my phone for grocery lists and onlinemunicating with my hubby. For my kiddos, we are also too busy during the week to have time for screens. But, with summer right around the corner, parents might be looking for a different approach than just ‘NO, because I said so.’ Last summer, the quarter method worked for my kids and I incorporated it both to limit screen time and to teach them independence and self-discipline!
The way it works is: every morning, my kids receive four quarters each. 1 quarter = 30 minutes. I chose four because, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it’s reonlinemended no more than 2 hours a day for kids over 5 years, but for someone with older kiddos, they could always modify the # of quarters. When they were ready to ‘spend’ their quarter, they would place it in a jar and proceed with their 30 minutes. This way, even my youngest could visually see how many quarters he’d have left for the day, and it was up to them whether they wanted to spend it all at once or space it out. They also all know how to use Alexa and can set the 30-minute timer themselves, so it is onlinepletely self-monitored and not like mom is always telling them what to do 😉
I have also worked screen time into their schedule in the past, like 8:30- 9:00 breakfast, 9:00- 9:30 screen time, but this year I just went with a general ‘Summer Schedule’ to give them ideas what to do with their free time, otherwise it would just be ‘Mom, Mom, Mom play with me, play with me,’ while I work.” – Chelsey
And Lina reminded us all that we’re simply doing our best, so don’t apologize for the screen time you do have.
“Hot Take: No advice because my kids and I were/are literally the worst at limiting screen time. LOL. Well, maybe not my husband. But just wanted to say we are all out here doing our best and do not have mom guilt for this if you need a break or whatever. Also, I credit a lot of my success in my role in marketing as a creator to my screen time addiction, if we are being honest. LOL So, not all bad in the end. Haha” – Lina
We can’t wait to hear all about your screen time habits and kick off summer break with our amazing onlinemunity!
Happy Summer break from all of us at Hip2Save! ☀️ We love and appreciate you all. 💕
