Eye Care & Screen Time Management
The time management system in "Anxin Learn" follows the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and widely accepted eye-care principles, helping you find a healthy balance between "digital self-learning" and "protecting your child's eyesight".
This guide covers daily limits, mandatory rest (with anti-cheating protection), per-category limits, and age-based eye care settings.
[!TIP] 30-second eye care quick-start
- Session limits matter more than daily totals: Continuous staring is the main cause of eye strain — set a 10-minute forced break for every 20 minutes of viewing;
- Effective rest, no cheating: If your child quits and reopens before a 10-minute break is done, the rest countdown keeps running — eyes really do get to relax;
- Only play time counts: The limit only ticks down while a video is actually playing — browsing covers, picking videos, and pausing use nothing;
- A gentle 1-minute heads-up: A calm warning floats up 1 minute before time runs out, so there's no sudden black screen or meltdown.
1. Three Common Setups
1.1 Daily limit + session break (the key to preventing shortsightedness)
Studies show that long continuous viewing is the main driver of eye strain and myopia progression in children. So the app treats "gap a single session" as even more important than "how long per day":
- Open Time Management: Go to [[Parent Center]] → tap [[Time Management]];
- Set a daily cap: For example, 40 minutes of viewing per day;
- Turn on session limits + rest: Set how long a stretch of watching triggers a break (e.g. 20 minutes of viewing → 10 minutes of rest);
- Anti-cheating lock: If your child exits and reopens only 3 minutes into a 10-minute break, the app detects the break wasn't completed and keeps the full-screen rest countdown going — guiding your child to look into the distance.
[!IMPORTANT] Audio is still available during rest During a forced break, the video screen stays locked, but your child can still listen to classic poems or English nursery rhymes in the background — auditory learning continues.
1.2 Per-category limits (learning vs. fun)
Want lectures and nature science to be unlimited, while pure entertainment animation is only available on weekends?
- Go to [[Parent Center]] → [[Screen Time Control]] → tap [[Per-Category Limits]];
- Choose the category you want to control (like "Entertainment Animation");
- Set the rules:
- No weekdays · Weekends only: drag the weekday slider to the leftmost "No viewing", and set weekends to 30 minutes. On weekdays the category automatically appears locked on your child's screen;
- Keep deep learning open: leave science and study categories generous, so your child's flow isn't interrupted mid-explanation.
1.3 The gentle 1-minute warning & emergency extension
- 1-minute warning: In the final minute before a session or daily limit ends, a calm, cute banner appears: "⏳ 1 minute to rest — wind down now~". Your child gets a heads-up instead of sudden darkness;
- Emergency extension (+5 min): At the story finale? Verify your parent identity on the lock screen and choose [[Extend 5 Minutes]] or [[Extend 10 Minutes]]. The extension applies to that session only and re-locks automatically when it ends — long-term rules stay untouched.
2. Recommended Settings by Age
Follow the age table below, based on eye-science and child-development guidelines:
| Age & suggested daily total | Focus & recommended setup |
|---|---|
| 0–18 months (infants) :icon(time): 0 minutes per day (no light-emitting screens) | The most critical time for eye development: no screens at all, except family video calls. Use the app's audio-only mode for songs instead. |
| 2–5 years (preschool) :icon(time): 30–45 min/day | Sensitive vision period: keep each session to 15–20 minutes with a ≥10-minute break. Strongly recommended: [[Scheduled Pacing]] at 1 episode per day. |
| 6–10 years (primary school) :icon(time): 45–60 min/day | Balance period: keep sessions ≤30 minutes. After school-screen time, use per-category limits to leave entertainment animation for weekends only. |
| 11+ years (teens) :icon(time): 60–90 min/day | Self-discipline period: review the weekly Growth Report together and agree on a weekly screen contract to build time-management skills. |
3. FAQ & Anti-Cheating Details
Q: How is the time counted? Does browsing or pausing use it?
We use "net play time": the limit only ticks down while video is actually playing. Picking videos, flipping through covers, and pausing consume zero time. At midnight, the daily quota resets automatically.
Q: If the app crashes or my child force-closes it, is the time lost?
Never. Timing is saved second-by-second in a local encrypted database. Even a force-quit, background-clear, or device restart loses nothing.
Q: My child was watching a key ending and hit the lock screen — how do I rescue it?
Tap "Parent Unlock" on the lock screen, verify, then choose [[Extend 5 Minutes]] or [[Extend 10 Minutes]]. It applies only to that session; the screen re-locks automatically when done, so your long-term schedule stays intact.
Q: What happens at the bedtime I've set?
If you set a bedtime (e.g. 9:00 PM), when that time arrives — even with daily quota left — the app locks the screen to a calm bedtime view and gently guides your child to bed.
[!RELATED] Related Guides & Further Reading
- Scheduled Pacing: One Episode Per Day: Steady, scheduled episode release for self-discipline
- Emergency Time Extension (+5 min): Temporary grace periods that re-lock automatically
- Growth Dashboard & Weekly Report: See your child’s interests and learning effort
- Audio-Only Mode & Listening Guide: Lock-screen listening that uses 0 eyesight
[!NOTE] Special eye care or locking needs? Want to customize rest intervals, fatigue lock-outs, or scheduled locking further? Send us your ideas via [[Parent Center]] → [[Feedback]].