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Agreed. We monitor their email, texts and YouTube accounts, they don't use others (or if they do, they're smarter than us - which is why we could use an app). Have been since they started using the computer. No push back yet from any of them (14, 12, 8)
I give my kids 15 minutes a day of screen time, and allow them to earn an hour for cleaning their room (i.e. almost a given) and an extra 15 minutes for getting homework done. This limit applies for using apps. As long as the texting app is on the list, it limits the amount of time they can spend on it.chet said:
What type of issues are you having that you need/want to do this? My kids have earned my trust at this point, so I don't feel the need to do this, but maybe Im too naive?chet said:
This is where I am. I can get their phones anytime I want, and have shown them how the internet can screw your life up if you aren't careful.
I'm torn on this one (and probably a little hypocritical). We limit their device time the old fashion way and we have the family computer in a common area. We turn off their texting/phone privileges at night but outside that we trust them and let them kind of have free reign. It's a tricky conversation. I want to trust my kids AND protect my kids. We also don't let them watch "bad" stuff on TV - but again there needs to be trust and protection. I've seen too many kids that were isolated from all this and then when they turn 18 and have full access to alcohol/porn/drugs they go off the deep end. I'd rather teach my kids that there's stuff out there that they will encounter and teach them our values and how to "interact" with that stuff. Obviously that's for older kids but at some point my 15-year old son is going to encounter porn - I'd rather him learn some of that while he's still under my roof and the pros/cons of it.
I really wouldnt know where to start even if I wanted to. My daughters (14 and 16) both have an iphone and a macbook. My youngest also has an ipad mini. They also have their own SmartTV in their playroom that has access to everything. We have a family MAC in the study, 3 other SMART TV's in the house, and my wife and I both have work laptops that are usually plugged in somewhere. They basically have full privacy and ability to do whatever they want, whenever they want. My wife follows them both on Instagram and there's never been any signs of misuse. Not sure how you'd even monitor snapchat. Just seems to me like if they really want to see something, there's plenty of ways for them to find it. Not even sure what Im trying to stop them from doing anyway? Seeing nudity? Hearing profanity?
I'm here too. My early teen boys (13,14) don't have phones, but have an iPad mini and an iPod. They are pretty good with what they are doing, the only problem I have is with them using them too late at nite, resulting in slow wake-ups in the AM. I know I can do something to limit the internet time, but is there some way to limit the physical time that they use the machines? I may not do it right away, but it would be something I could hold over their heads to train them to use them better.
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Yup, pretty much my approach. I monitored and limited my daughter until she was about 12. But at some point, what's the point? She's turning 18 and I couldn't be more proud of her. I never had a problem beyond some unacceptable language from her on Twitter. I taught her right from wrong in great detail. Happy to trust her. Wouldn't do anything different.I really wouldnt know where to start even if I wanted to. My daughters (14 and 16) both have an iphone and a macbook. My youngest also has an ipad mini. They also have their own SmartTV in their playroom that has access to everything. We have a family MAC in the study, 3 other SMART TV's in the house, and my wife and I both have work laptops that are usually plugged in somewhere. They basically have full privacy and ability to do whatever they want, whenever they want. My wife follows them both on Instagram and there's never been any signs of misuse. Not sure how you'd even monitor snapchat. Just seems to me like if they really want to see something, there's plenty of ways for them to find it. Not even sure what Im trying to stop them from doing anyway? Seeing nudity? Hearing profanity?
