[sieste]

This will be controversial, but the one thing that worked to get my kids to read every day was to impose a strict zero screen time policy.

edit: ages 3-9

[theonething]

We're doing the same thing. We don't even own a TV. Toddler loves books so much we get sick of reading to him (but do it anyway).

[sieste]

yeah, going screen free is hard work. a TV/tablet is the ultimate babysitter.

[sho_hn]

Will it be controversial? I feel that to most of us in tech it makes intuitive sense that too much screen time isn't a good thing. We know the vice it can be.

[sieste]

That's true but most people will argue for at least some limited screen time. For us only a complete ban got them interested in reading, outdoors, sports, card games etc again.