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What do you plan to do? Mine is in preschool but it's just a few years away...I feel pretty desperate.

SoftTalker 11mo ago
Find some other activities. Tee-ball, soccer, swimming, cub scouts, anything that involves interacting with other kids without technology.
- seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
  My son has a friend that went the sports route. He is always trying to sneak Roblox screen time when he is over on a play date and when my kid goes over to his house, his parents are very strict about no screen time and they have a great time. It’s still up to the parent to enforce limitations even if you can distract them with other things.
  - SoftTalker 11mo ago
    Agreed, but at least they have those hours outside doing something physical.
    - seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
      He’s also very good at sports. My kid not so much but we have him in a couple of things.
      - SoftTalker 11mo ago
        Doesn't matter as long as he's having fun.
- markus_zhang 11mo ago
  Yeah we are doing that. And I added camping and hiking into the game. The problem is, we need to find other parents that share the same mind, but I’m too shy to reach out:/
iteria 11mo ago
Just ban it. My kid is in that age group and roblox is banned. Her feelings on the matter are irrelevant. I don't know why people hand wring about "oh they'll be left out". Oh well? I'm a millennial. I remember being just a poor kid at a school with kkds much wealthier than me. There were a lot of things my friends had that I didn't. Like a cellphone. I wasn't in the group chats and somehow I still survived. My kid is disappointed, but it's fine. She has friends play the games she does have and she has a lot of other games. She had a lot of other ways to socialize with them. I honestly don't see roblox as different than any other social fad. Roblox is just the default digital hangout spot for kids, but it doesn't have to be for your kid's friend circle.
- Forgeties79 11mo ago
  My guess is your kid is a little older than mine. Do you find she has actually adhered to the ban? Or do you think she plays it with her friends when you’re not around (such as at their homes)?

Find some other activities. Tee-ball, soccer, swimming, cub scouts, anything that involves interacting with other kids without technology.

seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
My son has a friend that went the sports route. He is always trying to sneak Roblox screen time when he is over on a play date and when my kid goes over to his house, his parents are very strict about no screen time and they have a great time. It’s still up to the parent to enforce limitations even if you can distract them with other things.
- SoftTalker 11mo ago
  Agreed, but at least they have those hours outside doing something physical.
  - seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
    He’s also very good at sports. My kid not so much but we have him in a couple of things.
    - SoftTalker 11mo ago
      Doesn't matter as long as he's having fun.
markus_zhang 11mo ago
Yeah we are doing that. And I added camping and hiking into the game. The problem is, we need to find other parents that share the same mind, but I’m too shy to reach out:/

iteria 11mo ago

Just ban it. My kid is in that age group and roblox is banned. Her feelings on the matter are irrelevant. I don't know why people hand wring about "oh they'll be left out". Oh well? I'm a millennial. I remember being just a poor kid at a school with kkds much wealthier than me. There were a lot of things my friends had that I didn't. Like a cellphone. I wasn't in the group chats and somehow I still survived. My kid is disappointed, but it's fine. She has friends play the games she does have and she has a lot of other games. She had a lot of other ways to socialize with them. I honestly don't see roblox as different than any other social fad. Roblox is just the default digital hangout spot for kids, but it doesn't have to be for your kid's friend circle.

Forgeties79 11mo ago
My guess is your kid is a little older than mine. Do you find she has actually adhered to the ban? Or do you think she plays it with her friends when you’re not around (such as at their homes)?