Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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Started this 3 months ago and I'm shocked how much better family dinner is. No scrolling, no checking work emails, just talking. At first everyone was grumpy about it but now my 13
We do 1 hour max on school nights, 2 hours on weekends. Sounds simple but enforcing it is brutal when he's in full meltdown mode. We use Apple Screen Time but honestly the best too
My son is obsessed with Roblox and I've been reading some sketchy stuff online about it. He's 9 and he swears all his friends play it. I know he needs to be online but how do you g
So my son wants a gaming PC and says all his friends have one. I'm not totally against it but I don't want him staring at a screen 6 hours a day either. Right now he's limited to m
My 14 year old is absolutely obsessed with Fortnite and Valorant. He'd play 24/7 if I let him. I had to set a hard limit of 2 hours a day on school nights. He acts like I'm ruining
Tried Google Family Link, tried Apple Screen Time, neither one feels bulletproof. Kids are getting too tech savvy and I've caught my oldest trying to work around the restrictions.
My wife thinks our daughter is ready for a phone, I'm on the fence. She wants it for communication and safety which I get. But once I hand her that phone I can't un-ring the bell r
Seriously it's like a black hole. They watch for 10 minutes and suddenly 2 hours has gone by. I've tried limiting it but then we get the whining and bargaining. Tried the reward sy
He's asking and some of his friends have them. Wife thinks he's too young, I'm torn. I get that he might need it for emergencies or connecting with family but I'm worried about eve
We've been trying different approaches and finally landed on something that sticks. No screens before school, 30 mins after homework on weekdays, more flexible on weekends but stil
Kid just turned 11 and basically everyone at school has one. He keeps saying he's the only one without and I'm not sure if that's true or just 11yo drama. Main concern is screen ti
Apparently my 9yo has been using my linked credit card to buy virtual currency for Roblox games. Noticed a bunch of 99 cent charges that added up to like $80 last month. I thought
Family trip where there was no service so the kids actually had to go offline. Thought we'd have a meltdown situation but honestly they adjusted after like day 2. Started playing c
She's had TikTok for like a month and I checked her feed today and there's some questionable content mixed in. Not like terrible but definitely not what I want her watching. I know
During the school week my kids were using their tablets maybe an hour a day but over spring break it ballooned to like 6 hours easy. Now that school started again they don't want t
My son is asking for a Nintendo Switch for his birthday. Most of his friends have one and he wants to play with them online. I'm cool with games like Mario and Pokemon but I'm wond
He says all his friends use it to talk while playing games together. I looked at it briefly and it seems like just a chat app but I'm not sure about the safety side. Can I see what
My 10yo wants to play Minecraft with his friends online and needs a decent headset. Nothing crazy expensive but something that won't fall apart in 2 weeks. He's got a big head so n
Seriously guys I don't know what to do anymore. My son comes home from school and all he wants to do is play Roblox. I set a timer for 1 hour but he throws an absolute fit when it
Been a rough few months but we made it a rule that no screens during meals and honestly it's been great. My 6yo and 10yo are actually talking to each other now instead of staring a