He thought he was being sneaky but I noticed the logout on the family iPad. We had a conversation about it and he says its because he wants privacy from his mom following him. Part of me gets it but also he was watching some sketchy stuff. Not going to go full nuclear but definitely had to set some new boundaries. Anyone else dealing with this?
Oof. The second account move. How'd the conversation go? I'm not looking forward to this phase but I know it's coming.
This is the part where they think they're smarter than you. Good on you for catching it and actually talking instead of just shutting everything down. That matters.
Did he admit why he wanted the second account or was it more just general teenage sneakiness? Trying to figure out the difference between normal and actually problematic.
My twins tried the same thing last year. I set up Screen Time on everything after that and honestly it's made conversations easier because I know what they're into before we talk. Not about spying, just about understanding what's pulling their attention.
How old is he? At 13 the sneaking feels worse than the actual account to me. That's the age where you gotta figure out trust boundaries together.
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The second account discovery is always wild. I found out my daughter had been watching stuff way outside her age group on a hidden profile. We sat down and I explained that the sneaking around bothers me more than the content sometimes. Sounds like you handled it the right way by actually talking about it.