Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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So I was checking his computer because his grades dropped last semester and I found he's been in like 5 discord servers with people he doesn't even go to school with. Some of them
Had my kids on tablets for like 4 hours yesterday while I was working in the garage. They were watching YouTube videos and playing some random games and honestly they were happy an
So my 4yo is obsessed with those weird toy unboxing videos and I let him watch like 30 mins a day while I'm making dinner. My wife thinks I should cut it to 15 mins. I'm not lettin
Set up Screen Time on my 12 year olds iPhone to limit his apps and he somehow figured out the passcode I set. I made it as random as I could but he brute forced it apparently. Now
Every kid at his school is playing it and he keeps asking. I looked into it and it's rated T for Teen so technically he's too young but like, every parent lets their kids play. The
My 8yo spends every free minute on Roblox and wants to buy stuff with robux constantly. I don't get it, there's no real gameplay just weird mini games? And the community seems sket
My 10 year old has been begging to play Minecraft with his friends after school. I want him to have social time but I'm worried about homework not getting done and bedtime slipping
This is driving me crazy. My kids wake up and immediately ask for the iPad. They want YouTube, TikTok, games, you name it. If I say no they lose their minds. My wife thinks I'm bei
Just found out through my niece that my son has a secret Instagram account with a different name where he's posting stuff he'd never show us. Nothing terrible from what I can see b
Looking for advice on the best parental control setup. My daughter got a tablet for her birthday and I want to let her use it for educational stuff and some games but I'm paranoid
My son has been asking to play Roblox on Saturday and Sunday mornings for like 90 minutes total each day. I let him do it but I'm always worried I'm being that dad who lets his kid
So my wife and I just found out our daughter has been sneaking her phone into bed and scrolling TikTok until like 11:30pm on school nights. She's been moody, her grades are slippin
My 4 year old watches YouTube Kids for maybe 45 minutes a day while I make dinner or do laundry. It's all stuff like Bluey and educational channels. The app is supposed to be curat
Started checking my 8 year old's YouTube history after a teacher mentioned some behavioral stuff and found he's been watching videos that are way too old for him. Stuff that's tech
My wife is strict about screen time but I let our 5 year old watch some educational stuff on the iPad while I'm making dinner or need a break. She thinks it's ruining his brain, I
Started with a few hours on weekends and now it's every day after school and most of Saturday. He's got a whole Discord group of friends he plays with and I don't want to cut him o
His fifth grade class is going on a field trip and I'm thinking about getting him a basic phone just for safety/communication. Not a smartphone, just something to call or text from
My oldest is 14 now and has a phone. I want to know what he's doing online and who he's talking to but I also don't want to be that dad who's always checking his every move. We hav
Grandparents got him one for his birthday thinking it would be educational. Now he's asking for it constantly and throwing fits when I try to set limits. I know iPads aren't evil b
Started noticing all three of my kids have their phones out at dinner and nobody's really talking. I banned phones from the table starting this week and let me tell you the pushbac