Limiting screens in the evening, calmly
Evening is the most sensitive time for screens: they over-stimulate, delay falling asleep and eat into the quiet time a child needs. Setting up a disconnected routine and taking homework off the tablet really help. KAÏDO supports that homework time by voice, with no screen and no notifications.
Why the evening is the most critical time
During the day, a screen dissolves into activity. In the evening it lands at the worst moment: the brain should be slowing down to prepare for sleep, and the screen does the opposite: it stimulates, captures, delays falling asleep. End-of-day excitement quickly turns into difficult bedtimes.
That is why health authorities recommend protecting the evening in particular. Easing off screens before bed offers the child a gentler transition into the night.
What the recommendations say, in general
Without going into precise figures, public recommendations converge on a few simple principles, worth keeping in mind to frame the family evening.
- No screens for the very young (under 3), and moderation afterwards.
- Avoid screens just before bedtime, to protect falling asleep.
- Favour shared time and calm activities at the end of the day.
- Keep screens out of the bedroom in the evening.
Three markers for a more disconnected evening
1
Set a cut-off time
A clear moment when screens stop, the same every evening. Regularity helps the child anticipate and avoids the daily negotiation.
2
Take homework off the tablet
Notebook, pen, and help that does not go through a screen: homework time need not add screen time. It is a moment of focus, not a lit display.
3
Replace it with a calm ritual
Reading, a board game, a chat: a child needs the screen replaced, not just removed. The gap is filled better by a gentle habit.
In the evening, switch the screens off.
KAÏDO, ally of screen-free homework time
Homework is often the last excuse to bring out a tablet in the evening. KAÏDO removes that excuse: a screen-free sphere that guides the child by voice and the light on its sides, with nothing to look at, no notifications, no open-ended chat. Homework done, you switch it off, and the evening stays disconnected.
KAÏDO is designed in France for ages 6-11 (French CP to CM2), with GDPR-compliant data that is never sold or used for advertising. It never gives the answer: it helps the child search, not skip the effort.
Your questions about screens in the evening
Why limit screens in the evening?
Because in the evening screens stimulate the brain just when it should be slowing down, delay falling asleep and shorten quiet time. Protecting the evening improves the transition into the night.
What time should screens stop in the evening?
Recommendations stay general: it is best to avoid screens just before bedtime. Setting a regular cut-off time, the same every evening, helps more than a strict rule renegotiated daily.
Does homework count as screen time?
It need not. With KAÏDO, homework time goes through voice and light, no display and no notifications: the child keeps their notebook and their attention, without adding a screen to the evening.
Is KAÏDO one more screen?
No, quite the opposite: a sphere with no screen at all, made to help with homework with nothing to look at. Nothing to scroll, no notifications, no open-ended chat.
Evenings without one more screen.
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