Apple Screen Time is a lifesaver
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
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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
Thought a basic phone with just calling and texting would be fine when he goes to preschool. Wrong. He immediately figured out how to open the app store and download games and YouT
Wanted to post something positive since most of these threads are about problems. We've been using Apple Screen Time limits for 3 months now and it's legit working for our family.
Summer break started yesterday and my wife and I are already arguing about how much iPad time we let the kids have. I want to say 2 hours max, she thinks we should be more flexible
He's not just playing it, he's watching YouTube videos about Roblox, joining Discord servers about Roblox, spending his allowance on Robux. I'm worried about predators and also abo
Quick win - we made a new family rule that phones stay in a basket during dinner and before bed. First week was rough but now the kids actually talk to us. My 12yo even asked to ex