Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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So I had a scare last month where a stranger was messaging my 10yo on Roblox. Nothing escalated but it shook me. I know this stuff happens but I'm trying to find the balance betwee
So he watched this channel about space (Crash Course Kids) and now he's obsessed with planets. Like, he's reading books about Mars, making drawings, asking me actual smart question
She's had TikTok for like 3 months and I barely understand what she's doing on there. She's not showing me the "bad stuff" obviously. I try to ask but she just rolls her eyes. I'v
My 10yo is really into building games and mods in Minecraft, so I was thinking about enrolling him in a coding class. There's a place in Boulder that does Python courses for kids b
We've tried like 5 different ones and I keep abandoning them because they either feel too invasive or they're annoying to manage. Currently using built-in Screen Time but it feels
We have a chaotic household—my wife has an iPhone, I'm on Android, and we've got a Kindle Fire for the kids. Trying to set up actual parental controls that work across everything a
Apparently this is a thing where kids watch streamers say bad words and do inappropriate stuff and it's hilarious to them?? I don't even understand the content. He's been sneaking
So we did a whole "summer of no screens" experiment because I read some article about outdoor play being better for development (eye strain, posture, etc) and honestly? My 6 and 8y
I set up YouTube Kids for my 5yo because I thought it was "safe." But I keep finding weird stuff in the recommended section - like videos of people opening toy boxes for 20 minutes
Looking at options right now - need something for 2 kids (ages 8 and 13) across iPhone and Android. We've been using iCloud Family Sharing but feeling like I need more granular con
I've got Apple's family sharing set up with screen time limits, app restrictions, all that stuff. It works okay but my 11yo is constantly asking for exceptions ("but all my friends
My 12yo convinced me to add a payment method to his Epic Games account for "cosmetics" (I still don't fully understand what that means). Long story short, someone apparently access
Quick question - my son (11) wants to join Discord to chat with his Fortnite squad. I know basically nothing about it. Is this a platform I should be worried about or is it like...
We're an Android family but considering switching mainly because I hear better things about Apple's parental controls. Can anyone compare these two? Which one actually lets you enf
Our oldest is turning 13 next month and we're trying to figure out when to actually let him have privacy online. Right now he shares a computer with his sister and we can see what
Grabbed the Gizmo Watch 3 for my youngest so my wife and I can call/text him when he's at school or at grandma's house. It's stupid simple (literally just calls and messages) but i
My 6yo has been asking for YouTube access and I'm trying to figure out the best approach. We've been using YouTube Kids but honestly the algorithm still feels sketchy sometimes. Do
My 12yo has been grinding on this game for weeks and I told him to turn it off for dinner. He absolutely melted down - like tears, slamming his door, the whole thing. I yelled back
14yo swears TikTok is fine and everyone has it. I've read the stuff about algorithms and dopamine and whatever, not to mention the data privacy nightmare. He thinks I'm being a Lud
Idk, I feel like everyone acts like 13 is some magic age but my 13yo is still not mature enough IMO. He forgets to eat when he's gaming, lies about screen time, and definitely can'