How much screen time is too much?
My kids are 6, 9, and 11. They're always wanting to be on tablets or watching YouTube. We've set limits but I feel like I'm being too strict or maybe not strict enough? The 11 year
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Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My kids are 6, 9, and 11. They're always wanting to be on tablets or watching YouTube. We've set limits but I feel like I'm being too strict or maybe not strict enough? The 11 year
Apparently my 10 year old figured out how to use my credit card on his phone for in-app purchases. Spent 80 bucks on gems or whatever for some game. I'm furious at myself for not c
My son gets 30 mins of screen time a day and when time is up it's complete meltdown. I've tried setting alarms, giving warnings, negotiating, nothing works. He cries for an hour af
Thinking about getting my 11 year old his first phone for school communication and emergencies. Want to make sure he can't just download whatever he wants or rack up data charges.
My 15 year old spends literally every moment he's home playing Fortnite or Valorant with his friends online. He's grinding ranked mode and says it's serious and that all his friend
Found him playing Fortnite on his Switch under the blanket at 11pm last night when he should've been asleep. He'd hidden it when I came in to check on him. We have a 30 min weeknig
Tried to work from home while they were home sick. Thought educational apps and screen time would buy me 2 hours but they got bored, fought with each other, and now my boss is upse
Every kid in his class apparently has it. I'm not ready for this. He's been arguing that he's old enough and other parents are fine with it. I don't love the idea of my elementary
My 9 year old is getting her first tablet soon. I've been looking at Apple Screen Time and some third party apps. Do you guys use parental controls? Trying to balance protecting he
My 4 year old has figured out that if she asks enough times I'll eventually cave and let her watch YouTube Kids for an hour. I know it's bad parenting but some days I just need the
So my son and I have started playing Minecraft together on weekends. It's actually the only time he wants to hang out with me without complaining lol. He's 11 and at that age where
He's 10 and keeps asking for a phone like everyone in his grade supposedly has. I want to give him some independence and teach him responsibility but I'm also terrified of him seei
My 8 year old is obsessed with Roblox and all his friends play it. I've read some stuff online about stranger danger and in-game chat and it freaks me out a little. He says his gam
Started letting my 6yo watch YouTube Kids for 20 minutes before bed and I checked his watch history. Half the stuff recommended is not appropriate for his age at all. Switched to a
This might be unpopular here but I want to share something positive. My 9 year old is really introverted and struggled at school. Started playing Minecraft with kids from his class
My kid has been asking for more screen time on Saturdays and Sundays. Currently we do about 1 hour during the week (after homework) and I'm thinking 2 hours total on weekend days m
Okay so my 10 year old figured out how to access my payment info and spent $87 on Robux before I noticed. I'm fuming right now. Already talked to him about it but I'm looking for a
Don't want to be that invasive dad but I also want to know what my kids are doing online. They're 11 and 13. Looking for something that gives me visibility into what apps they're u
Instead of just saying no to gaming, I found a few YouTube channels where guys actually play games but talk about strategy and good sportsmanship. My kids watch those and it's way
So I'm up late working on something and I see light under my 12 year old's door. Go in and he's got his iPad watching some random dude play Fortnite and talk about skins or whateve