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Well, I didn't read the whole article, but I can confirm that I like my daughter (14) better once her allocated phone time is up each day. She only just got th

Well, I didn't read the whole article, but I can confirm that I like my daughter (14) better once her allocated phone time is up each day. She only just got the phone 6 months ago, and we limit screen time pretty severely with Google Family Link, so we think we're doing ok. We have discussed trimming the screen time down even more, since school finished up. Also, she's not doing any social media at all. Still, kids are more fun when they aren't staring at a screen (in my opinion and possibly contrary to what many believe). I think this is obvious to any parent, right? Too much screen time bad. I know it's bad for me as well, though my current bias is heavily against technology in general - I will admit that.

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talldatethrow 2y ago
If she's not on social media, what is she even doing online these days? Watching YouTube? Reading blogs about favorite subjects? YouTube is basically as bad as any social media IMO since it has an endless stream of stimulus that's artificially easy to consume.
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  There should be a way of limiting your kids' YouTube viewing to only certain channels, so they can watch Kurzgesagt and music instruction videos (for instance), but not all the other crap. Perhaps a third-party app could offer this feature for parents.
- trey-jones 2y ago
  Youtube has been a problem and we have had many discussions about what's worth her time and what definitely isn't. We limit the app specifically to 1 hr. per day, and just kinda keep tabs on what she's watching and talk to her about it. Putting faith in any app to curate or restrict content in Youtube and the like; for this one I think doing the human thing of talking to her regularly and even making it clear that we will be checking out what she's doing is preferable.
  - dvngnt_ 2y ago
    Long-form video game retrospectives is my favorite
- hammyhavoc 2y ago
  Probably messaging their boyfriend or girlfriend, like most fourteen year olds do.

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talldatethrow 2y ago

If she's not on social media, what is she even doing online these days? Watching YouTube? Reading blogs about favorite subjects? YouTube is basically as bad as any social media IMO since it has an endless stream of stimulus that's artificially easy to consume.

shiroiushi 2y ago
There should be a way of limiting your kids' YouTube viewing to only certain channels, so they can watch Kurzgesagt and music instruction videos (for instance), but not all the other crap. Perhaps a third-party app could offer this feature for parents.
trey-jones 2y ago
Youtube has been a problem and we have had many discussions about what's worth her time and what definitely isn't. We limit the app specifically to 1 hr. per day, and just kinda keep tabs on what she's watching and talk to her about it. Putting faith in any app to curate or restrict content in Youtube and the like; for this one I think doing the human thing of talking to her regularly and even making it clear that we will be checking out what she's doing is preferable.
- dvngnt_ 2y ago
  Long-form video game retrospectives is my favorite
hammyhavoc 2y ago
Probably messaging their boyfriend or girlfriend, like most fourteen year olds do.