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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I told my 13 year old daughter that she is not allowed to have a social media account until she is 16. She doesn’t have a phone yet (waiting untill age 14).

I can enforce the no phone rule easily by not buying her a phone, but how do I enforce the no social media when she has access to computers and can make a TikTok or Ig account anytime?[/quote]
You can block it on their screen time settings and also you can buy a device you set up to your home WiFi and then a vpn fiction in the phone you want to block certain apps or categories. I use “Circle” it has worked well. My child might open an account on a friend’s phone or the like but has zero access on her phone(no matter where she is), and no access to SM on any device in our home. I set it up so it is impossible to remove the circle app on her phone so there is no way for her to get around the setting like some kids find ways with screen time. Good luck. Worth the hassle to protect her brain and wellbeing. My daughter is 15 and she doesn’t mind it. She does have Snapchat only on the phone but it locks after a certain amount of use. No mindless scrolling. Also the phone is never allowed on her bedroom. It helps to set the rules from the start but even though I reeled back her use she is happy to not have constant access and has mentioned how she sees some friends who don’t even watch a complete movie because they aren’t used to sitting and not scrolling at home as a way to relax. [/quote]

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