How do I even compete with TikTok?
My 13yo is absolutely glued to her phone. I set screen time limits but she just has a meltdown. Her friends are all on TikTok and she says she's missing out on inside jokes at scho
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My 13yo is absolutely glued to her phone. I set screen time limits but she just has a meltdown. Her friends are all on TikTok and she says she's missing out on inside jokes at scho
He told us he didn't have social media but found out through a friend's mom that he has a secret account. He's got like 200 followers and is posting stuff. When I confronted him he
Just wanted to share something that actually worked for us. We use Apple Screen Time combined with Bark monitoring app. Set different limits for different times of day. My 14yo can
My 12yo wants to play Fortnite like 5+ hours a day. He says all the kids at school play it and they have group chats about it. I limited him to 2 hours on weekends and he absolutel
Found out yesterday my 11 year old figured out my password by watching my finger placement when I typed it. He didn't even USE it to get around anything, just wanted to prove he co
Started letting my 7 year old watch educational YouTube videos about space. Now he's somehow been watching videos about grown men reviewing Hot Wheels for like an hour. How does th
My son is 9 and wants to play Roblox for like 3-4 hours on weekends. We let him do maybe 90 minutes right now but he keeps negotiating. Other dads, what's your limit? Feel like I'm
My 12 year old got his first phone and I want to set some boundaries without being the crazy strict dad. Looking for something that can limit screen time, block certain sites, and
I know the experts say 1-2 hours but on busy days when I'm trying to get dinner done and help with homework and laundry, the iPad comes out. My 5 year old will watch for like 3 hou
He's 11 and literally all he wants to do is play. Comes home from school, does homework, then straight to Fortnite. I try to limit it but he throws a fit and honestly my patience i
Finally bit the bullet and trying to set up some controls on my kids' devices. Tried Apple Screen Time but it seems easy to work around. Someone mentioned Family Link is better? I
Took my 4 year old to dinner last night and he was being crazy so I put him on my iPad with YouTube Kids. This lady at the next table literally stared at me the whole time like I w
I tell my 7 year old 30 minutes of gaming on weekends but he finds every excuse to sneak extra time. Says he needs to finish a level, says his friends are all still playing, the wh
My 10 year old literally talks about nothing but Fortnite. He watches streamers on YouTube for hours, wants every skin, begs me to let him play during school nights. I know all the
Just got my son his first phone for his birthday. Installed Life360 so I can track him, set screen time limits through Apple, and made him promise no social media. He promised but
So my 5 year old somehow found a video about some dude doing dangerous parkour stunts and was trying to copy it. I thought YouTube Kids was supposed to filter that stuff but appare
My 9 year old has basically become one with his gaming chair. I set a 2 hour limit on weekends and he acts like I'm the worst parent alive. He's sneaking on at night too which I fo
My wife and I always argue about this. She says a little screen time at dinner is fine so they sit quietly. I think we should talk as a family. But then my kids are absolutely insa
My wife thinks I'm being too strict about screen time. Kid gets maybe 30 mins on school days which I feel is reasonable, but on weekends she wants to let him have like 2 hours to g
Look I'm not against gaming but these loot boxes and battle passes are basically slot machines for kids. My 11yo spent 40 bucks on Robux last month before I caught it. I've locked