Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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My neighbor was like "dude you gotta get Life360 or whatever, I know where my kids are all the time." And I get the safety angle but... isn't that kinda creepy? My 14yo daughter wo
My youngest keeps asking for "screen time" now because his older brothers get it. He's obsessed with watching Bluey clips on my phone. I feel like 4 is too young but also I'm exhau
Been struggling with this for years with my two boys (9 and 12). Finally figured out a system that doesn't make me want to scream: School days: 1 hour max, after homework is done
Got my 7yo an iPad Mini for school stuff and I've got Screen Time set up with pretty strict limits, app restrictions, etc. But I feel like I'm missing something. Is there anything
So my 14yo daughter mentioned that some girls at school are doing one of those challenges where they film themselves without parental permission and post it. She said it's "just da
Tried the "no screens at dinner table" rule like a month ago. Made sense on paper - more family time. In practice? My 7yo complains the ENTIRE meal, my 5yo gets antsy, and my wife
My daughter was spending like 2-3 hours a day on TikTok during summer break. The algorithm was just feeding her increasingly chaotic content and she was getting anxious about not h
We did a full week of no screens except my wife's work laptop in July. I'm not gonna pretend it was some transformative spiritual experience but it was interesting? First two days
Yeah I'm probably that dad but hear me out - my son was getting constant notifications, checking his phone every 30 seconds, couldn't focus on homework, the whole thing. So I got h
Yeah, so that happened. My 6yo came home and asked me what porn was because apparently some kid at school mentioned it. I have no idea how to handle this conversation. Do I just sh
Does anyone else watch what their kids are watching on YouTube Kids? I check the history like daily but I still get weird vibes from some of the recommended stuff. My 5yo watched s
He's been asking and his friends are all playing it. I know it's not violent or anything but I'm worried he'll just sit there for 8 hours building stuff instead of doing literally
So my 14yo has gone full TikTok addict. She's on it constantly, and now she's trying to become a "content creator" which basically means filming herself lip syncing for 6 hours a d
So after about a year of "can I pleeeease get a phone" I finally caved and grabbed a used iPhone 11 from Best Buy for like $180. Set it up with Screen Time limits, app restrictions
We had to sit down with our 12yo yesterday and talk about online predators because he made a "friend" on Discord who kept asking personal questions and wanted to video chat. He tho
There's a summer camp in our area (Boston) that teaches Unreal Engine to 14+ kids. My 14yo is interested but it's expensive (~$2k for 2 weeks) and I'm wondering if it's actually wo
So we did this thing where we literally took everyone's devices away for 2 hours after school and said "go outside or find something to do that isn't screens." I thought it'd be ch
My 5yo saw some weird puppet video on YouTube Kids (which is supposed to be filtered!) and now she's having nightmares. Like actually scared to go to sleep. We haven't let her watc
Need something that works on Android and iPad for 3 kids (ages 7, 9, 12). Currently using Google Family Link and iOS Screen Time but feeling like I'm missing something. Any of you
Anyone else done this? We had iPhones for the family and Apple's parental controls are honestly pretty basic. Switched the kids' phones to Pixel 6a and using Google Family Link ins