My daughter is two, so we just have a daily, timeboxed ritual for looking at screens and that's it - modern equivalent of watching TV if you will[0]. I think t

My daughter is two, so we just have a daily, timeboxed ritual for looking at screens and that's it - modern equivalent of watching TV if you will[0]. I think the important part is to never, ever let this be a substitute for parental attention. My plan for the future is to: -Start with a quiz on online safety/dark patterns and grant privileges based on the knowledge she acquires and internalizes. -Give data allowance. It so happens that the most addictive online behaviours are the most data-hungry. You can browse Wikipedia or even text with your friends on 32kbps. On the flipside, you can blow through gigabytes in one evening with TikTok. [0] Regarding that I found that it's difficult for me to figure out where to put boundaries because I wasn't given any, since both of my parents were addicted to screens - just their 90s equivalent - television. My dad would get home from work, turn on the thing and watch it until past my bedtime. I settled for boundaries that I'm familiar with, so timeboxing, allowance and competence tests similar to e.g. a driving license.