Caught my son gaming until 2am
He's 12 and somehow figured out how to disable the parental controls on his Nintendo Switch. Found him playing Fortnite at like 2 in the morning on a school night. We had a big tal
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Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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He's 12 and somehow figured out how to disable the parental controls on his Nintendo Switch. Found him playing Fortnite at like 2 in the morning on a school night. We had a big tal
My kids are 6 and 8 and I feel like I'm constantly fighting about tablets and YouTube. We do 1 hour on weekends but my 8yo keeps asking for more. Started saying yes sometimes when
Might be the shortest victory post ever but I'm so proud I had to share. Took away their tablets for the summer and said the wifi password is changed. First week was BRUTAL. Week 2
Just got my daughter her first iPhone for her 11th birthday and I want to make sure I'm doing this right. She's responsible but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Currently looking at
My 8yo will literally watch YouTube shorts for 3 hours straight if we let him. It's so mindless compared to watching actual videos with plot. I've been trying to limit it but the a
Just wanted to give a shout out to anyone still figuring out parental controls. We set up Screen Time limits for our kids last month and honestly it's made mornings way less of a b
My 10 and 12 year old are begging for phones like every other kid in their class apparently has. I feel like I'm the bad guy but something about it just feels wrong. They can use t
Been using Apple Screen Time for about 3 months now and honestly it's been a game changer. Set limits on the gaming apps and my 8yo actually rebels less than I expected. The "downt
So my 12 year old was watching YouTube and somehow ended up at a video about VPNs and now she thinks she's some kind of hacker. Shes asking me a bunch of questions about proxies an
Considering getting Game Pass for my two boys (10 and 13). The price seems right but Im worried itll just turn them into zombies. On the flip side at least theyre not on Roblox spe
Thinking about switching my 6yo from YouTube Kids to regular YouTube since he keeps complaining the content is too babyish. I know regular YouTube has ads and potentially sketchy s
We started using this timer app that gives warnings at 10 mins, 5 mins, and 1 min before screen time ends. Game changer honestly. Instead of me just yelling "time's up" he actually
My 10 year old somehow spent $47 on Robux last month without me realizing. I thought I had purchase controls set up but apparently not tight enough. Now he's claiming all his frien
My 15 year old is playing Valorant like 5-6 hours a day when he's not at school. Grades haven't totally tanked but he's ditched soccer and barely leaves his room. Says it's just wh
My son's school gives them chromebooks and homework apps so he's on screens for like 2-3 hours on school days. Then he wants to play Roblox after dinner. I'm trying to limit it but
Did a digital detox this week, no screens for 3 days. First two days were rough, they were bored and grumpy. By day 3 they were playing outside and creating stuff. Day 4 I let them
She's on TikTok way more than I like and when I try to talk about limiting it she shuts down. Her friends are all on it and I don't want her to feel left out but some of the conten
He figured out how to disable screen time limits on my iPad. I'm not even mad, kid's pretty clever, but obviously that's not acceptable. Using Family Link now instead but wondering
Been reading a lot about how screens are affecting kids' attention spans and sleep and honestly I'm getting pretty concerned. My wife thinks I'm being reactionary but my 9 and 11 y
My son has been really into Fortnite with his friends and I get it, it's social for them. But he wants to play 3-4 hours after school and I'm drawing the line at 2 hours max on wee