Should I let my teenager have TikTok?
My 13yo is literally the only kid in her friend group without it apparently. She's been begging for months. I'm worried about the algorithm, weird content, and honestly just don't
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Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My 13yo is literally the only kid in her friend group without it apparently. She's been begging for months. I'm worried about the algorithm, weird content, and honestly just don't
Been struggling with this for months. Started using Apple Screen Time to set limits but he'd just cry when it locked him out. Then I tried something different - gave him a 30 min w
Left my phone on the couch for 5 minutes and somehow my oldest figured out how to download a free game and buy gems or whatever. Got hit with $39.99 in charges that I didn't approv
My kid plays for like an hour after school most days. He's got good grades, does his chores, gets outside on weekends. But I keep reading about how addictive these games are and th
My 8 year old has been glued to his Switch for like 3 hours straight today. I set a timer for 1 hour but he just keeps asking for 5 more minutes and I cave. Anyone else dealing wit
Using YouTube Kids for my 4yo on road trips to keep him occupied. Does anyone trust this platform or should I be using something else? I've heard stories about weird content slippi
Been a lurker here but wanted to share something that actually worked for us. Instead of just telling my kids no more screens, we made a deal where they earn screen time by doing s
So I was helping my son troubleshoot his laptop and noticed Discord in his taskbar. Turns out he's been in some gaming server with like 200 people and hasn't told us. He got defens
My son has been asking for more screen time and I've been letting him play Minecraft for about an hour and a half on school nights. He claims all his friends get unlimited time and
My 11-year-old is the only kid in his friend group without a switch and it's becoming this whole thing at school. He says everyone plays Fortnite together after school and he's mis
Been using Apple's Screen Time for about 2 months and I have to say it's been a lifesaver. Set limits on different apps, can see what my oldest is actually doing, and yeah he compl
So after months of our 6 and 9 year old asking why they can't watch YouTube like their friends, we finally just deleted the app. Now they play educational games and watch stuff on
My son has been asking for more gaming time on Saturdays and Sundays. Right now he gets like 1 hour on school days and I was thinking 2 hours on weekend days is fair since he's doi
Found out yesterday he's been watching some pretty questionable gaming content with language I definitely don't approve of. I set up parental controls but apparently he found a wor
Thinking about getting my daughter her first phone for safety reasons since she's doing more activities. Don't want to go full smartphone but also don't want some ancient flip phon
This app is ruining her. She's scrolling for hours, staying up until midnight, her grades are slipping. I tried taking the phone away but she just gets it from her friends or uses
Not gonna lie, I was skeptical about the whole online gaming thing with my boys but during lockdown it kept them sane. They played Minecraft together, made friends from different s
Just got my 11 year old her first phone and I want to set it up right from the start. Screen time limits, app restrictions, all of it. I know Apple has built in controls but not su
My wife thinks our son is on the iPad too much but I feel like one or two hours a day is reasonable, especially if some of it is educational stuff. He does his homework, plays outs
My son has been sneaking tablet time after bedtime. Caught him at 11pm watching YouTube videos about gaming. Set up parental controls but he somehow figured out the password. How i