Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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I let my son watch maybe 30 minutes of cartoons in the morning before daycare and sometimes we'll do a movie on the weekend. My mom says I'm being too restrictive but other parents
Some of the stuff that gets recommended to kids on YouTube is absolutely wild. He was watching some dude doing weird challenges that were definitely not age appropriate. I've now l
Started playing Minecraft with my 11 year old son and honestly it's become our thing. We build stuff together, he tells me about his day while we're playing, and he's teaching me a
She's 13 and discovered I had Bark on her phone. Felt like such a creepy dad moment but also I found some concerning stuff - random dudes trying to add her on Instagram, some older
My 9 year old comes home and goes straight to his room to play Roblox with his friends. Says all his friends are on there and if he doesn't play he'll miss out. I've been limiting
Kid's 10 and asking for a phone like everyone else in his class supposedly has. I'm skeptical that EVERYONE has one but also don't want him to feel left out. Wife says 12, I'm thin
My 12 year old is now old enough that all his friends have phones and he was basically the only one without one. We got him an iPhone and set it up with Screen Time limits and I'm
My son gets one hour on weekends, nothing on school nights except maybe 20 mins of educational stuff on fridays. All my friends think I'm insane. Their kids are on tablets constant
We thought YouTube Kids would be safer and educational. Started with like 30 mins a day of actual learning content. Now three months later he's watching garbage toy unboxing videos
Finally did it. No more iPads at the dinner table and honestly it's been amazing. First week was rough, the kids complained constantly. But now we're actually talking and laughing
I thought YouTube Kids was supposed to be safe but my 5yo is somehow finding videos that are honestly pretty inappropriate. There's stuff about weird pranks and clickbait thumbnail
My son has been asking for a gaming PC for months now. All his friends have one and he says he's being left out. I'm torn because I don't want him staring at a screen 24/7 but I al
Thinking about pulling the plug on smartphones for my 10 and 13 year old and just giving them basic flip phones for calling and texting. They can use iPads at home on WiFi only wit
My son has been asking for more gaming time on Saturdays and Sundays. Right now we do about 1.5 hours total but he wants to push it to 2-2.5 hours. He's getting good grades and doi
Discovered our daughter has a hidden TikTok with 3000 followers last night. She's been posting dance videos and lip syncs. My wife is furious, I'm trying to stay calm but honestly
So I started playing Minecraft with my 14yo son instead of just letting him play alone and complaining about screen time. Turns out we actually talk more now, he explains the game
My 10 and 7 year old are doing like 2-3 hours of homework on the computer now plus wanting to play games after. I limit it but some nights we're hitting 4-5 hours total screen time
He's been asking to join Discord so he can voice chat with his friends while playing Minecraft. I've heard Discord can be sketchy but also seems like where all the kids are hanging
Spent like an hour setting up app limits and downtime schedules on my kids' iPads. It took forever to figure out but now I can actually see what they're doing and enforce bedtimes
My 12 year old wants to play Fortnite constantly. When he can't play he's irritable and asks about it nonstop. I set limits but he sneaks his Switch when he thinks I'm not looking.