Discord is actually pretty cool for kids
Been nervous about my son joining Discord for his school robotics club but checked it out and... it's actually way better monitored than I thought? He can't add random people, the
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Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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Been nervous about my son joining Discord for his school robotics club but checked it out and... it's actually way better monitored than I thought? He can't add random people, the
Genuinely asking because I feel like I'm the only parent who lets my daughter play this. Everyone at her school seems to be doing it but when I mention it people get weird about th
My 13yo will literally sit and play Minecraft for an entire afternoon if I let him. Doesn't even seem to be having fun anymore, just... grinding. I set limits but he argues about t
Ok I know this is probably boring but I gotta celebrate - our family screen time experiment is actually working?? We implemented a no-screens-during-meals rule back in September an
Bought a used PC off Facebook Marketplace ($300) and set it up in the living room where I can see the screen. Used Windows Parental Controls to limit game time, set age restriction
Unpopular opinion but my family cut YouTube entirely 6 months ago and I honestly don't think I'm going back. We use Netflix, Disney+ for entertainment and if the kids want to learn
Am I the only one who feels like YouTube Kids is just... not actually that safe? Yeah it filters out some stuff but my 5yo keeps finding videos of people opening random toys and it
Okay so we were letting our 7yo have unlimited YouTube Kids (famous last words, right?). Decided to cut it completely for summer and do only 30 min on weekends. First week was BRUT
We finally cracked it after like 6 months of chaos. Here's what worked: No screens before 8am (even on weekends) 1 hour max on school days (he can choose: gaming, YouTube, whateve
My daughter is 14 and literally everything revolves around TikTok now. She's following weird trends, comparing herself to girls with 500k followers, and I caught her trying to hide
Khan Academy got boring but Duolingo has my 9yo actually learning Spanish because it's gamified to hell and she doesn't realize it's educational lol. Are there others like this? Lo
So last month my son spent $40 of his birthday money on Robux. He thought he was buying a limited edition skin that was supposedly going to be 'worth more' later. Obviously got sca
I've got Screen Time set up on my 13yo's iPhone but honestly I'm not sure if it's doing anything? Like I can see the time reports but she just asks me to extend her limit and I usu
I was anti-gaming for like years until my 11yo asked if we could play Minecraft together. I was skeptical but we built this whole creative world and now it's genuinely one of our f
Quick question. Started noticing he's deleting his search history regularly and closing tabs super fast when I walk by. He's at that age where I expect some privacy seeking but I'm
Looking at some local coding camps for my 10yo but they're like $300-400 for a week. She seems interested but honestly I can't tell if she's interested or just wants out of the hou
So about 3 months ago I made a rule that gaming/devices weren't allowed until after 4pm on weekends. My 12yo complained for like 2 weeks straight, but then something clicked. He st
Looking for recommendations. I've tried Apple Screen Time but it's way too easy to just request "more time" and then I'm the bad guy. Tried Life360 for a bit but it felt invasive f
Quick win! My son was complaining about being "bored" and just wanted to watch YT all day. Signed him up for CodeCombat (free version first, works great) and he's actually engaged.
Trying to figure out what's age-appropriate. My 8yo has been asking about shows I'm not sure about. What are y'all letting your 8-10 year olds watch? He's already done the obvious