Really trying with husband and teen son

[Anonymous]

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There are devices for this. Let us know if you want suggestions of specific equipment or apps.

Yes, please!

For full control, buy a Gryphon router. It works in tandem with your normal router. You change the password to your normal router, so only the adults can connect to it. All children’s devices are connected to the Gryphon wifi signal. You download the Gryphon app on your phone that allows you to dictate the times of day and number of hours each child is allowed to connect. You can also cut internet access for any person or device at any time (I regularly use this feature when it’s dinner time and no one heeds my call…). You can also activate filters that do not allow the children to access certain websites. It’s the most secure, un-bypassable way to manage their screen time. It has annoying quirks, like it was preventing my middle schooler from downloading books from Libby, but they have good customer support and I’m willing to deal with some annoyances to have easy and full control.

Dumb question, but won't the children with cell phones just use the cell signal? How do you cut off the cell signal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are devices for this. Let us know if you want suggestions of specific equipment or apps.

Yes, please!

For full control, buy a Gryphon router. It works in tandem with your normal router. You change the password to your normal router, so only the adults can connect to it. All children’s devices are connected to the Gryphon wifi signal. You download the Gryphon app on your phone that allows you to dictate the times of day and number of hours each child is allowed to connect. You can also cut internet access for any person or device at any time (I regularly use this feature when it’s dinner time and no one heeds my call…). You can also activate filters that do not allow the children to access certain websites. It’s the most secure, un-bypassable way to manage their screen time. It has annoying quirks, like it was preventing my middle schooler from downloading books from Libby, but they have good customer support and I’m willing to deal with some annoyances to have easy and full control.

Dumb question, but won't the children with cell phones just use the cell signal? How do you cut off the cell signal?

Yes, if your child has a smartphone with a data plan you will need a separate system to control their use of the data plan, which will depend on what specific phone and carrier they use. Getting a child a data plan is a huge step that you want to be sure they are capable of handling.