Coding classes are actually kind of awesome
Quick recommendation: we signed our 10yo up for a local coding class through the rec department (like $80 for 6 weeks) and it's legitimately the best screen time trade I've made. H
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Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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Quick recommendation: we signed our 10yo up for a local coding class through the rec department (like $80 for 6 weeks) and it's legitimately the best screen time trade I've made. H
I keep reading all these posts about 1 hour a day max or no screens on school nights and like... great for you I guess? But my kids have homework that requires computers, they use
This might sound dramatic but I'm genuinely worried. My 12yo wakes up and wants to play Fortnite. We say after homework/chores he can play but it's become a negotiation every singl
Got a 9yo and an 11yo. The 11yo desperately wants one, says he needs it for friend group stuff. I'm leaning toward 12 but wife wants to wait until 13. What did you guys do? And be
My kids are 7, 10, and 14. Wife and I decided to do a "digital detox week" after winter break because honestly they were zombies. I expected the 14yo to absolutely lose it but he w
Apps we've had genuine success with: Duolingo (10yo loves it, actually retained Spanish vocabulary) Khan Academy (saved my butt when he needed to catch up on fractions) Scratch (st
Quick question - my 10yo spent like $8 of his birthday money on one of those 'free' online games and now keeps asking for more. I thought I had purchase restrictions on but apparen
My 5yo watches a lot of YouTube (educational stuff mostly - StampyLonghead, CoComelon, etc) but the recommended videos next to them are INSANE. I saw Baby Shark but next to it was
After we had the talk about not talking to strangers online, he literally asked if "bad guys live in the internet." Now he's nervous about watching videos. I was trying to protect
Everyone at school pickup talks about how bad screens are but tbh during the winter in Minnesota? My kids are inside anyway. They do their iPad time in the morning before school, d
Quick question - is Discord okay for like a 12yo? My son wants to join a server for his Minecraft stuff and I'm trying to figure out if I'm being paranoid or if there are legit con
My 13yo asked if she could join a Discord server for her gaming friend group. I said yes but honestly I have no idea what Discord even is or how to monitor it. I know there's preda
So my son Jake has been begging for Roblox for months and we finally caved. Now he's on it every single day after school, wants to spend his allowance on robux, and yesterday I cau
Looking for something for my 7 and 10 year old. I want them exposed to coding but not in a boring way. We tried Code.org at home and it felt too much like homework. Been hearing go
Unpopular opinion but I'm convinced the algorithm is designed to addict kids. Every 15 seconds a new video, easy scrolling, no friction. Compared to YouTube where you at least have
Been trying to get my 10yo interested in coding and finally found something that stuck. Code.org is completely free, has these cute little character games that teach actual logic,
My 6yo loves educational content on YouTube Kids but I keep worrying that somehow she'll find weird stuff or that the recommendations are leading her down some rabbit hole. I've go
So my 14yo daughter has TikTok (yeah I know, we tried to say no but...). Last week I borrowed her phone and scrolled through her FYP. The algorithm is WILD - it's showing her incre
Anyone send their kids to those coding summer camps? There's one in our area (Austin) that's about $400 for 2 weeks. My 9yo loves problem-solving and building things digitally. Won
Poll basically - what age and what kind? My 10yo is begging for one because apparently she's the ONLY one in her class without a phone (doubt it but whatever). I'm thinking maybe 1