To teaching financial responsibility and for controlling use of electronics at home
Jar or container and quarters
Because you are paying the bills for all things “electronic,” explain to the kids that they will have to pay to use these things as well. Each child will be given a set amount of coins at the beginning of the week that he or she must allocate for using the electronics. When the money runs out, that’s it for the week.
You can offer an incentive that if there is leftover money at the end of the week, he or she can spend it at the grocery store on a special treat when you go shopping.
First, determine how much of each electronic you would approve of on average per week. If your child is permitted to watch one hour of TV and to use the computer for one hour of computer time a day, multiply that times 7, for a total of 14 hours of total electronics per week. If every hour costs 50 cents, then that is a total of 7 dollars per week.
Consider breaking down the available time into 30-minute intervals and providing quarters for payment.