From a high schooler: Beyond elementary school, I'd recommend staying relaxed about what's allowed. In middle school, sure, block some stuff. Maybe no CoD, to b

From a high schooler: Beyond elementary school, I'd recommend staying relaxed about what's allowed. In middle school, sure, block some stuff. Maybe no CoD, to be honest I'm not really too sure about what to do at this stage. I had no parental controls at all, and I didn't do anything that parental controls would've blocked. But at high school, there's a good chance your kid will be hearing the n word on a weekly basis, at least, and the f bomb multiple times per day. And if not, it'll just be variations to avoid punishment at school. They know plenty of swears by that point, there's no point trying to censor it. And if you block tons of stuff, they can and WILL find a way around it. For example, a neighboring school district blocks very little, besides what is specifically intended for circumventing blocks, while my school blocks quite a bit (thanks, in part, to me using dozens of GBs in a day, and other adventures) and I'd bet $100 that they have way less students trying to circumvent their blocks. People will accept some restrictions, up until a certain point, and after that, there's no censorship, no blocks, and no control. There's tons of proxies, and they likely have access to much less limited computers at school. So at most, I'd recommend limiting social media to, say, an hour a day, and leave everything else unblocked. *They know plenty, and can circumvent, whatever you put in place, so just make your terms acceptable.* And as for games, I don't really have a problem with vetting your kid's games, just don't pay attention to the ESRB ratings, look stuff up yourself. And don't let be a cheapskate and let your kid get sucked into addictive f2p games designed to exploit them, get them some decent games that'll last them a while. Sorry for this being so long, I'll take another look at it in the morning and try to shorten it down a bit. But for now, good night HN.