Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My daughter is 14 and literally everything revolves around TikTok now. She's following weird trends, comparing herself to girls with 500k followers, and I caught her trying to hide
Khan Academy got boring but Duolingo has my 9yo actually learning Spanish because it's gamified to hell and she doesn't realize it's educational lol. Are there others like this? Lo
So last month my son spent $40 of his birthday money on Robux. He thought he was buying a limited edition skin that was supposedly going to be 'worth more' later. Obviously got sca
I've got Screen Time set up on my 13yo's iPhone but honestly I'm not sure if it's doing anything? Like I can see the time reports but she just asks me to extend her limit and I usu
I was anti-gaming for like years until my 11yo asked if we could play Minecraft together. I was skeptical but we built this whole creative world and now it's genuinely one of our f
Quick question. Started noticing he's deleting his search history regularly and closing tabs super fast when I walk by. He's at that age where I expect some privacy seeking but I'm
Looking at some local coding camps for my 10yo but they're like $300-400 for a week. She seems interested but honestly I can't tell if she's interested or just wants out of the hou
So about 3 months ago I made a rule that gaming/devices weren't allowed until after 4pm on weekends. My 12yo complained for like 2 weeks straight, but then something clicked. He st
Looking for recommendations. I've tried Apple Screen Time but it's way too easy to just request "more time" and then I'm the bad guy. Tried Life360 for a bit but it felt invasive f
Quick win! My son was complaining about being "bored" and just wanted to watch YT all day. Signed him up for CodeCombat (free version first, works great) and he's actually engaged.
Trying to figure out what's age-appropriate. My 8yo has been asking about shows I'm not sure about. What are y'all letting your 8-10 year olds watch? He's already done the obvious
My 5yo has been using Khan Academy Kids for about 3 months now and it's genuinely the best thing we've found. It's not flashy, it's not addictive, but it actually teaches concepts
Our 12yo says she's doing homework on her laptop but the screen time logs show she's on YouTube. When we confront her she swears she "just had it open" or "was watching ONE video."
Setup I'm using for my 10yo's Android tablet: Google Family Link (free, built-in) Screen time limits by app category App approval queue (I have to approve new apps) Safe Search ena
My 10yo literally just wants to play Roblox all day. He's not social about it—just grinding on whatever game. I've tried to set limits but he gets absolutely furious. I'm worried h
Considering getting Bark for my kids' devices since apparently it flags concerning stuff automatically. But is it actually good or is it just security theater that makes parents fe
ngl I think the internet has made us all paranoid about screens. My kids watch shows, play games, use apps. They're also outside, reading, doing sports. Life is about balance. I ge
My 11yo is asking constantly. He's in 6th grade and apparently like 70% of his class has one already. We're in Portland and I feel like we're being weird about it, but I'm genuinel
My 12yo son was supposed to be researching for a school project. I walked by and his screen went black real fast. Checked the browser history and he'd been on some site that was cl
My kid just discovered Scratch and won't stop talking about it. Looking for a structured class (not online, in-person preferred) in the Seattle area. We tried a summer camp last ye