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Yes, with moderate success. For my 8 yo, I limited the times he can log into his Windows laptop and the time spent on the computer using Microsoft parental con
by sinuhe69 3y ago
Yes, with moderate success.
For my 8 yo, I limited the times he can log into his Windows laptop and the time spent on the computer using Microsoft parental control. iPad has a quite good limiting screen time control so I use that. But I also trained him to use a timer when he watches TV or use a focus timer to learn (and break).
For my older son, who is much more computer proficient, it was not so successful. He broke the Windows system twice, before MS could fix it so I gave up and developed a custom monitoring system instead (brought much troubles to the house, I can tell you). I also limited our household router to allow connecting to 1.1.1.3 DNS servers only, which should filter inappropriate websites.
But to be honest, with the level of sophistication of my older son, not much can actually be done except frank conversation and clear rules.
I also ponder building a total monitoring platform, using deep packet inspection and AI to help automatically classify connections and resources. But I wonder if it’s worth the effort at all.