So my 14 year old somehow got around the Apple Screen Time limits I set up. Caught him gaming at 2am on a school night. I'm not even mad I'm just impressed and confused. Anyone know what he did and how to actually lock it down? Clearly I need to level up my tech dad game here.
Ha, I respect the hustle honestly. But yeah you gotta lock that down before he thinks he's outsmarted you completely. Maybe sit down and talk about the why instead of just the rules.
That's tough but at least he's not hiding it completely. Might be worth a conversation about what he's feeling at 2am that makes gaming more interesting than sleep.
With four kids I've learned they're gonna test the boundaries no matter what. The fact you caught him means the system is working, just gotta stay one step ahead.
Welcome to the fun part of parenting. At 14 they're basically in tech arms race mode with you. Our router has parental controls that work better than anything Apple offers. You might want to try that level of control instead.
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Yeah that's the moment you realize you're not dealing with a kid anymore, you're dealing with a teenager with way more tech knowledge than you. 2am gaming is a real issue though. You might need to physically take the device at night or use router-level controls instead of just the phone settings.
This is my nightmare scenario honestly. What did you do about the 2am thing? Did you take his phone away or ground him from gaming? I feel like that's the point where you have to go nuclear but I don't want to damage the relationship.