My son wants a gaming PC
Hes 10 and wants to play Fortnite with his friends from school. I know nothing about gaming but dont want him to feel left out. Whats the deal with that game? Is it actually bad or
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Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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Hes 10 and wants to play Fortnite with his friends from school. I know nothing about gaming but dont want him to feel left out. Whats the deal with that game? Is it actually bad or
My kids are in hybrid school and some days they're staring at a screen for 6 hours straight. Then they come home and have to do homework which is also online. I feel terrible makin
He literally wakes up asking about Roblox and goes to bed thinking about it. We've set screen time limits but he finds ways around them or just complains the whole time he can't pl
Tried a few and they either have so many workarounds or they're so strict my kids can't do their schoolwork. Currently using Apple Screen Time but my 10yo figured out how to reques
His mom thinks he should get one for safety and staying in touch. I'm worried about social media, inappropriate content, and just general dependency. We compromised on a basic phon
He's got a public one we monitor and we're cool with it. But I found out he has a second private one he's been hiding. Didn't hack or snoop, his friend's mom mentioned it to my wif
He's 9. All his friends play it. I don't want to be the dad who says no to everything but a $1500 gaming PC seems excessive for a 4th grader. I get that gaming is what kids do now
My wife thinks it's fine but I'm skeptical. He's asking for way more and I've read some articles about how it affects their developing brains. We let him have an hour on school nig
We're trying to do a digital detox for at least a few weeks this summer. Both kids (8 and 11) are pretty addicted to their devices and I want them actually playing outside and bore
Can't believe this. Set up screen time limits on my 10 year old's iPad and he somehow got past it. Found him playing fortnite at 11pm on a school night. When I asked how he did it
Wasn't snooping just grabbing his phone to check the time and saw discord notifications popping up. I didn't read the messages but clearly he's been hiding this from us. He knows t
So my kid has been asking for more tablet time after school and I keep saying no but then I'm exhausted and cave. We set a rule of 1 hour on weekdays but last week I caught him on
I know YouTube Kids is supposed to be safer but my 6 year old somehow ended up watching some weird stuff on there that slipped through. Meanwhile I'm letting him watch YouTube on m
My 13 year old wants to game after homework and it's become a point of conflict. He says 2 hours is normal but school nights he's losing sleep and grades are slipping. He keeps arg
He's asking and all his friends have one. His mom thinks he's too young but I'm wondering if I'm being overprotective. We could set it up with parental controls and no social media
My 9 year old is OBSESSED. All his friends play and he's begging for Robux to buy stuff. I've set screen time limits but he's finding ways around them. Also concerned about the cha
Just found out my daughter has spent like $40 in robux over the past month without asking. She said her friends are buying stuff and she felt left out. I'm actually mad at myself f
I gave my 9 year old a basic iPad for homework and watching YouTube. Today I noticed TikTok installed and he's been scrolling for who knows how long. He said a friend showed him ho
My son gets FURIOUS when he loses in Fortnite or Call of Duty. Yesterday he threw a controller and yelled at his sister. I took the games away for a week but he's acting like his l
My son has been saving his allowance for 8 months to build a gaming PC. Part of me thinks it's great he's motivated and learning about computers, but I'm worried about screen time