Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My son's been asking for more gaming time on Saturdays and Sundays. Right now he gets about 2 hours total across the weekend if he's done his chores and homework. My wife thinks th
So my son wakes up at 6am asking to play Roblox. We let him have 1 hour on weekends but now he's sneaking my iPad at night. I found him at midnight yesterday just playing. I tried
My daughter is 10 and I set up YouTube Kids but some of the stuff that gets through is still weird. Like there's these creators who basically just scream and do dumb stuff for 20 m
Just wanted to share something that's been helping. Instead of just saying no to screens, we set up a reward system. My 6yo and 9yo earn screen time by reading, doing chores, playi
So we went no screens before bed, no phones at dinner, and max one hour of gaming per day on weekdays. Been doing it for 3 months. Kid was mad at first but now his grades improved,
Found out he's been sneaking on his buddy's account at school. He told us he was playing Minecraft and we said okay. I looked it up and Fortnite isn't even that violent compared to
My wife thinks 30 mins a day is the max, I think an hour is reasonable on school nights. We've been going back and forth about this forever. He's begging for a Switch and I'm not s
My oldest is getting his first phone soon and I want to keep an eye on things without being that creepy dad who monitors everything. Looking for something that blocks inappropriate
My 10yo is obsessed with Fortnite and wants to play every night after homework. I let him have like 45 minutes but he's starting to argue about it. Anyone else dealing with this? H
So my kid has been asking for tablet time and honestly some days I'm tempted to just let him veg out for a couple hours. He watches some educational stuff mostly but I don't want t
My 10yo is asking for a Switch and I'm trying to figure out if I'm being too strict or not strict enough. Right now he gets maybe 1 hour on weekends, no screens on school nights. H
I know people hate on screen time but real talk - when I had the flu and could barely get out of bed, YouTube Kids kept my 4yo entertained for a whole day. No guilt. No apologies.
Just discovered this through her iPad activity. She's been following trend creators and posting videos of herself dancing. She didn't tell me about it and I'm trying to figure out
Started playing Minecraft with my 12 and 14 year old during lockdown and it's honestly one of the best decisions I made. They actually talk to me now and I'm not battling them abou
My 15yo spends hours scrolling TikTok and now he can barely focus on homework. He's constantly on his phone even when we eat dinner. I've tried limiting it but he gets so angry and
This one scared me. Found out my son was in a Discord server with people he doesn't know IRL. Some of them seemed normal but some were sus. Had a serious talk with him about intern
My 6yo has been home sick for 3 days with a stomach bug and I've basically let her watch unlimited iPad because at least she's resting and not running around making things worse. M
So my son somehow figured out how to bypass the YouTube Kids restrictions I set up. He got into the regular app and found some pretty wild content before I caught him. I thought th
School gave my 7th grader a Chromebook and he says teachers monitor it during the day but what about after school? Am I supposed to check his browsing history every night? Feel lik
Just got my credit card statement and my 9yo has spent like $150 on Robux that I had no idea about. Apparently he was buying game passes and cosmetics. I thought I had purchase res