Screen time, online safety, and tech rules for kids.
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She's had TikTok for like a month and I checked her feed today and there's some questionable content mixed in. Not like terrible but definitely not what I want her watching. I know
During the school week my kids were using their tablets maybe an hour a day but over spring break it ballooned to like 6 hours easy. Now that school started again they don't want t
My son is asking for a Nintendo Switch for his birthday. Most of his friends have one and he wants to play with them online. I'm cool with games like Mario and Pokemon but I'm wond
He says all his friends use it to talk while playing games together. I looked at it briefly and it seems like just a chat app but I'm not sure about the safety side. Can I see what
My 10yo wants to play Minecraft with his friends online and needs a decent headset. Nothing crazy expensive but something that won't fall apart in 2 weeks. He's got a big head so n
Seriously guys I don't know what to do anymore. My son comes home from school and all he wants to do is play Roblox. I set a timer for 1 hour but he throws an absolute fit when it
Been a rough few months but we made it a rule that no screens during meals and honestly it's been great. My 6yo and 10yo are actually talking to each other now instead of staring a
Anyone else having issues with Screen Time limits not actually enforcing? I set my 12yo to 2 hours max and he's somehow getting around it. I see him using his phone way more than t
Daughter is 10 and asking for a phone like all her friends have. My gut says shes too young but I also remember having a pager in middle school and thinking I was cool. She has dec
Real talk, sometimes I let my 3 year old watch YouTube kids while I make dinner or take a shower. I feel guilty about it but also like I need 20 minutes of peace sometimes. He's no
My 7 year old got a Nintendo Switch for his birthday and now thats all he wants to do. Im trying to limit him to an hour a day but hes constantly asking for more and throwing fits.
Looking to set up some controls on my kids tablets before we hand them off. Want to limit app access, screen time, and make sure theyre not stumbling into weird stuff. Ive heard go
Look I'm not gonna lie, when I need 20 minutes of peace to cook dinner or take a call, YouTube Kids is my go-to. My 4 year old is actually learning stuff from the educational chann
My 8 year old was playing a multiplayer game last night and someone in chat started saying some really inappropriate stuff. He told me about it right away which I'm grateful for bu
His older cousins all have tablets and now he's constantly asking for one. I know some parents let their kids have them by this age for educational apps and stuff. But I'm not sure
My 9 year old is obsessed with Roblox. All his friends play it. I've done some research and yeah there's the whole in-game chat thing which I have disabled. He only plays for like
I went to get water and saw his room light on. The shorts app is basically designed to be addictive and I watched him scroll for like 5 minutes without stopping. I need to do somet
Everyone has different opinions and it's driving me nuts. My kid watches maybe 20-30 min of Daniel Tiger or Bluey while we're making dinner and the wife's mom thinks he's gonna gro
We've resisted this so far with an iPad for games and YouTube but now he's the only kid in his friend group without a phone and he's genuinely bummed. I get it but he's also still
This thing is supposed to be for homework only but my son has figured out how to play games on it and every afternoon it's a battle to get him off. The school has some controls on