Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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So I had the Talk with my 13yo about not sharing personal info, never meeting online friends in person without a parent, etc. He listened politely but I could tell he thought I was
I see a lot of posts here about cutting screen time and limiting gaming and honestly I think we're being way too paranoid as a generation. My boys (10 and 14) play for like 2 hours
My 14yo has TikTok and I know I'm late to the party being worried about it now. But the algorithm is AGGRESSIVE. She's scrolling through dance videos one minute and then suddenly i
So Netflix cracked down on password sharing and now I'm wondering what everyone else did. Do you have a separate account for your kids? Main account + kids profile? We ended up jus
My 11yo is asking for a phone. He says all his friends have one. I genuinely don't know what the right age is anymore. I was like 15 but times are different. Some of his friends ha
My 10yo is becoming more independent and wants to look up random stuff on Google. Right now I'm hovering and checking what he's searching, but that feels like it's going to get old
My 13yo is pushing for Instagram now that she's "aged out of TikTok." I don't fully understand the difference and ngl I'm tired of fighting these battles. Is one actually better th
Since everyone asks, here are the ones my kids actually use without me having to force them: Duolingo - My 8yo has been doing Spanish for 3 months, actually pretty fun with the st
Genuinely asking because I feel like a dinosaur sometimes. I use Google Family Link on all three kids' devices and I actually like it? People act like monitoring is controlling but
I am NOT okay with this. Yes, our 9 and 12 year old spend too much time gaming, but a hidden camera to spy on them? I said this crosses a line but apparently I'm not "concerned eno
So my 10yo was playing some Mario Kart thing on Switch and got a friend request from someone who was "nice" in the lobby. Didn't accept it, which is good, but when I asked him abou
So my 10yo's 5th grade teacher assigned a project where kids have to create an Instagram account and post daily updates. DAILY. An Instagram account. For 10 year olds. I'm trying n
Quick question - is YouTube Kids actually decent for filtering stuff or should I just avoid YouTube altogether for my 6yo? We use it mostly for educational stuff (like science chan
So we got that Netflix email about the password thing and it's annoying because my parents use our login. Trying to figure out if we just pay the extra $7 or switch to Disney+ or w
So my 15yo has both and I'm trying to understand which one I should actually worry about more. Instagram seems more about feeds and curated posts (which is its own mental health th
Looking for: Math practice (not Khan Academy, my 8yo hates it) Reading/vocabulary building Maybe something with a little fun factor so he'll actually use it Prefer no ads or at lea
Been looking at Code.org and some of those summer coding camps in the Denver area. My 11yo is interested but I can't tell if it's genuine or if he just likes the idea of it. Anyone
Okay this is funny but also annoying. My daughter saw some TikTok trend about a certain food being "disgusting" and now refuses to eat it. Showed her the video and she's like "all
She literally tried to do a dance from TikTok during her soccer game last weekend. Not exaggerating. The coach looked confused. We've got her down to 30 mins on weekends but she's
My 13yo wants to use Discord for gaming. I don't really understand it beyond "it's like Skype but for gamers." Is it actually risky or am I being paranoid? He's pretty sensible abo