Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My 12yo boy is obsessed with Minecraft and Roblox. Like he wakes up thinking about it, asks to play before school, gets cranky when we shut it down. He's doing fine in school, play
Looking to set up better controls on my kids' devices. I've heard about Circle, Bark, Google Family Link. Don't want to be creepy and spy on everything but I also want to know what
So my son is begging for a phone because ALL his friends have one apparently. He's in 4th grade. My wife thinks I'm being too strict but honestly I don't see why he needs one yet.
Been trying to enforce 1 hour a day on weekdays with my 7 and 11 year old but it's a constant battle. They hide tablets, sneak devices, the whole thing. My 11yo especially throws a
Just got my son his first phone and installed Life360, set screen time limits, and he doesn't have social media yet. He seems responsible so far but I'm paranoid about all the stuf
He watches Roblox streamers and gaming videos for hours if we let him. We've set limits but he sneaks his phone under the blankets at night. I've tried parental controls but he fig
My 13 year old and I started playing Minecraft together and honestly it's been great. We have time talking while we build stuff and he opens up to me about school and friend drama.
My kids are 5 and 8 and during the school week they get maybe 30 mins of tablet time before bed. Weekends are maybe an hour or two depending on what we're doing. All their friends
So my 11yo has always been shy and socially awkward. Started playing Minecraft with a couple kids from school online and now they actually talk at lunch and hang out. I was dead se
My kids (8 and 10) have been losing it about my new screen time limits. 90 minutes on weekends, nothing on school nights except one show on Friday. Everyone at school apparently ge
Set up parental controls and thought he was locked out. Apparently he's been sneaking into my wife's iPad after we go to bed watching some influencer guy for like two hours. We've
So my son comes home from school saying ALL his friends have TikTok. He's 8. EIGHT. I told him absolutely not but now he's been asking every single day for the past two weeks. My w
Started a new rule in our house where phones, tablets, and everything go away during dinner. First night was rough, not gonna lie. But then we actually talked about our days. My 7y
Just got my credit card bill and my 11 year old spent $87 on Robux while I was at work. He wasn't even trying to hide it. I must have the dumbest parental controls ever because app
Been a rough few months with my 10 and 12 year old basically glued to screens during winter. Last weekend I finally got them to go fishing with me at the pond near our house. No ph
My son keeps asking for robux and I finally looked into it. These games are literally designed to get kids addicted to spending money. The predatory mechanics are insane. Started l
My 12 year old thinks 2 hours of gaming every day is reasonable. I'm trying to stick to 1 hour on weekdays but he argues constantly. My wife thinks I'm being too strict. Anyone els
3 year old loves YouTube but I'm constantly finding weird stuff in the feed. Thought YouTube Kids was supposed to be curated but she found some creepy channels. Anyone using it suc
Caved and got my 14 and 11 year old iPhones. Now I'm paranoid about what they're doing on them. Installed some parental controls but idk if I'm doing this right. Should I be readin
My son is asking for an iPad constantly because his friends all have them. We've been pretty strict, only like 30 mins of TV on weekends, but I'm wondering if we're being too harsh