The top comment purports to represent an unpopular opinion, but I'll offer one that's even less likely to appeal. Maybe kids would be less likely to over-engage

The top comment purports to represent an unpopular opinion, but I'll offer one that's even less likely to appeal. Maybe kids would be less likely to over-engage with computers and what's behind them if they didn't see their parents doing exactly that. There are plenty of adults who can barely take their eyes off their phones even while driving. There are even more who work long hours with computers, but to anyone not looking directly at the screen a debugging session can be indistinguishable from a YouTube video binge. Sometimes there really isn't that much difference. All of the parents talking about how hard it is to enforce screen-time rules or limits should think very hard about what the time they spent typing those comments might look like to others. Addendum: even when kids don't directly witness parents' social-media use, they often become aware of it in other ways. If every dinner-table or in-the-car conversation starts with "I saw this great post on Facebook" or "somebody on Hacker News said" they can figure out what's going on. When parents' beliefs or mood are obviously affected by online events, they see that too and it becomes normalized. Again, people should think carefully about the example - as well as the rules - that they set.