TikTok is destroying my daughter's attention span
Seriously. She's 14 and literally cannot focus on anything for more than 2 minutes unless it's TikTok. I tried setting screen time limits but she just uses her friends' phones and goes nuts when I say no. Homework is taking 4 hours now when it used to take 45 minutes. Anyone else dealing with this? Are there parental controls that actually work or am I just fighting a losing battle here.
TikTok is wild. My daughter is only 3 so we're not there yet but I'm genuinely dreading the day we have to manage it. It's designed to be addictive. You're not wrong.
Have you tried just having a real conversation with her about why she's on it so much? Sometimes kids will self-regulate if they understand the actual concern instead of feeling like you're just being mean.