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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is an issue for our kids, OP. I would sit down and talk with them and brainstorm ideas for getting them to pay attention to and limit their screen usage. Show them how to check their digital well-being app and monitor their daily time. Ask them what they think would be a fair goal/limit. Under 3 hours per day, perhaps? [/quote]

What is the digital well-being app and what are some good parental controls?[/quote]

On our Samsung phones, there is an app called "digital well-being" that shows your usage. For example, my kids' phone yesterday had 30 min of youtube, 45 min of google, 10 min of texting, and 15 min of snapchat. His goal is to keep his usage under 2 hours per day.

We do not use any parental controls, but we have always had general "screentime" limits since he got his phone at age 13. He is now 16. If I see his usage is high for the week, we talk about using it less for the following week. We have had many conversations about how the phone can be bad for health, and I think he has bought into that. We are a very active, healthy, sporty family so that helps limit everyone's usage. I also try to limit my phone usage to under 1.5 hours per day, and he is welcome to check up on me too![/quote]

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