12yo asking for Discord - is this a trap?
So my son wants Discord to talk to his friends from school. I'm pretty tech savvy but I honestly don't know much about Discord beyond it being where gamers hang out. Is this just a
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So my son wants Discord to talk to his friends from school. I'm pretty tech savvy but I honestly don't know much about Discord beyond it being where gamers hang out. Is this just a
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I set screen time limits on her iPhone but she figured out how to request more time and I keep approving it because she says she needs it for school projects. She's not. I checked
He's 10 and asking for a phone like all his friends have. I'm not against it but I want to wait a little longer. Wife thinks I'm being overprotective. What age did you guys give yo
My 11 year old gets home from school and immediately wants to play Fortnite with his friends. He'll play for 3-4 hours if I let him. I limit him to 2 hours on school nights but he'
Some kid online convinced him to buy v-bucks to "unlock items" and then just ghosted him. He's devastated and I'm pissed because I thought we had talked about this stuff. I know ki
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Work from home and my 4 and 7 year old watch way more TV than I'd like because I need them occupied during calls. I feel like such a failure some days. Know I should be more creati