Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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So my 10 year old somehow cracked my Netflix password and has been watching PG-13 movies when I'm not looking. Found out because he mentioned a scene from a movie I definitely didn
Friend's kid was on Discord and got me thinking - my 11 year old wants to join voice chats with kids from his online gaming group. I don't know anything about Discord. Is it safe?
My kids were glued to iPads all summer so I finally put my foot down. Downloaded an app called Screen Time Manager and set hard limits - 2 hours on weekends, 1 hour on school days,
Got my 13yo a gaming laptop for his birthday thinking it would be good for school too. Biggest mistake ever. He's on it until midnight playing Fortnite with his friends. I've tried
Every single kid at school has TikTok now apparently and mine is the only one without it. He's begging us daily. I think he's too young and the algorithm stuff worries me but my wi
My 12 year old is gaming like 5-6 hours a day on weekends. He wakes up and immediately gets on his Switch or Xbox. We set a 2 hour limit but he just sneaks it after bedtime with he
Been working on this for months. Last week we started a no phones at the table rule and actually stuck with it. First few days were rough but now my kids are actually talking to us
I put time limits on my 13 year old's phone using Apple's built in controls. Caught him using his friend's iPad to play games when his own phone locked. He's also figured out how t
My wife thinks I'm too strict with screen time. We've been doing about 2 hours total during the day, some in the morning and some after school. I feel like that's reasonable for a
Genuine question. My kids are 10 and 13 and they seem way more anxious than I was growing up. Always worried about something. I don't think it's just me being paranoid. They're on
My oldest is getting to the age where he wants independence and privacy. I've been using Life360 to know where he is but he found out and is furious. Says I don't trust him. But he
My 9 year old wants to play Roblox literally every waking moment. Comes home from school and immediately asks. During dinner he's thinking about it. Bedtime is a fight every night.
My 14 year old is on TikTok constantly and I have no idea what she's watching half the time. I know some of it is just dancing videos but I'm concerned about the algorithm showing
My son wants to be on YouTube and Roblox basically all day. We let him have like an hour on school nights and more on weekends but he complains constantly that his friends get more
Just found out my 10 year old spent 40 bucks on in game currency through our family iPad without asking. Said he was just trying to get enough gems or whatever for a game his frien
He's 12 and somehow figured out how to disable the parental controls on his Nintendo Switch. Found him playing Fortnite at like 2 in the morning on a school night. We had a big tal
My kids are 6 and 8 and I feel like I'm constantly fighting about tablets and YouTube. We do 1 hour on weekends but my 8yo keeps asking for more. Started saying yes sometimes when
Might be the shortest victory post ever but I'm so proud I had to share. Took away their tablets for the summer and said the wifi password is changed. First week was BRUTAL. Week 2
Just got my daughter her first iPhone for her 11th birthday and I want to make sure I'm doing this right. She's responsible but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Currently looking at
My 8yo will literally watch YouTube shorts for 3 hours straight if we let him. It's so mindless compared to watching actual videos with plot. I've been trying to limit it but the a