Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My 11yo son was in a public Roblox game chatting and some dude started asking where he lived and what school he went to. I was doing dishes, didn't see it happening. He came and to
8yo is into nature stuff so looking for apps that teach about animals, ecology, that kind of thing. Not one of those "educational games" that's just math flashcards disguised with
Is Discord actually safe for kids or nah? My 13yo wants to join a server with like 200 people from his gaming community. I'm torn between wanting him to have social interaction vs
He's 11. Friends at school have phones, we don't. He's been asking since last year. I know the research says 14+ but that feels increasingly unrealistic. What's the actual age kids
Took the plunge last weekend. He's got a decent group of friends at school, started soccer travel team, and tbh he was the ONLY kid in his grade without one. Set it up with: Scree
It's literally a beautiful day and she wants to watch some weird 45-minute Roblox speedrun video. I know she's only 6 and this is fairly normal but it drives me crazy. We have a pa
Quick q - is there a way to limit online multiplayer time without blocking access to the console entirely? My 10yo has a habit of playing Mario Kart online for like 6 hours straigh
Remember my post about trying to implement the 2-hour rule? Well, it's been 3 weeks and I'm legitimately shocked. My 7yo and 9yo complained for exactly 2 days, then they just... st
So I had the Talk with my 13yo about not sharing personal info, never meeting online friends in person without a parent, etc. He listened politely but I could tell he thought I was
I see a lot of posts here about cutting screen time and limiting gaming and honestly I think we're being way too paranoid as a generation. My boys (10 and 14) play for like 2 hours
My 14yo has TikTok and I know I'm late to the party being worried about it now. But the algorithm is AGGRESSIVE. She's scrolling through dance videos one minute and then suddenly i
So Netflix cracked down on password sharing and now I'm wondering what everyone else did. Do you have a separate account for your kids? Main account + kids profile? We ended up jus
My 11yo is asking for a phone. He says all his friends have one. I genuinely don't know what the right age is anymore. I was like 15 but times are different. Some of his friends ha
My 10yo is becoming more independent and wants to look up random stuff on Google. Right now I'm hovering and checking what he's searching, but that feels like it's going to get old
My 13yo is pushing for Instagram now that she's "aged out of TikTok." I don't fully understand the difference and ngl I'm tired of fighting these battles. Is one actually better th
Since everyone asks, here are the ones my kids actually use without me having to force them: Duolingo - My 8yo has been doing Spanish for 3 months, actually pretty fun with the st
Genuinely asking because I feel like a dinosaur sometimes. I use Google Family Link on all three kids' devices and I actually like it? People act like monitoring is controlling but
I am NOT okay with this. Yes, our 9 and 12 year old spend too much time gaming, but a hidden camera to spy on them? I said this crosses a line but apparently I'm not "concerned eno
So my 10yo was playing some Mario Kart thing on Switch and got a friend request from someone who was "nice" in the lobby. Didn't accept it, which is good, but when I asked him abou
So my 10yo's 5th grade teacher assigned a project where kids have to create an Instagram account and post daily updates. DAILY. An Instagram account. For 10 year olds. I'm trying n