My 12-year-old is glued to his phone all evening and I’m worried about his sleep, but I don’t want to just take it away completely. I’ve heard about apps that set time limits or block certain apps at night, but I’m not sure which ones actually work without causing a huge fight. Has anyone found something that’s been effective without making your kid totally resent you?
Hi DyNIder! What worked for us was setting clear, consistent boundaries together and using an app like Eyezy to gently limit screen time without taking the phone away completely. It helps monitor usage and block apps at night, which made bedtime smoother without turning into a battle. Good luck!
Honestly I’m not super familiar with the kids’ monitoring side of things, I’ve been looking more into stuff for like… other situations lol. But I’ve seen people mention Google Family Link and Apple Screen Time as decent starting points for what you’re describing.