Can you speak to your child’s school counselor? They might know or mcps it?

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Anonymous wrote:At home, if he is connected on your home network and your router has this ability, you should be to. I don't think this is the right move.

What do you suggest instead? This is an issue many of us struggle with (I'm not the OP).

I would talk to them - but it's easier said than done. At the same time, Youtube has so much useful information. You can learn anything.

Kids know a million sites for accessing YouTube videos that aren't YouTube. He probably has a shared Google slide deck with his friends with all sorts of links.

Anonymous wrote:Block it through your router.

How do you do this - in easy steps for the tech challenged? I'd like to block websites on my chrome book to stop wasting time.

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Anonymous wrote:OP how old is your kid?

Op here- he’s in HS.

Is the problem at home or during class? HS is hard because teachers do a lot on Chromebooks and they don't want to create paper-based alternatives. Many teachers are too busy during class to police online activity. But some kids don't have the maturity to stay on track. It's an impossible system.

Anonymous wrote:At home, if he is connected on your home network and your router has this ability, you should be to. I don't think this is the right move.

What do you suggest instead? This is an issue many of us struggle with (I'm not the OP).

Block it through your router.

At home, if he is connected on your home network and your router has this ability, you should be to. I don't think this is the right move.

Anonymous wrote:OP how old is your kid?

Op here- he’s in HS.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey DCUM,

Does anyone know how I can block YouTube on my kids Chromebook? He’s on it ALL the time…..and it’s causing problems with grades and teachers.

At school or at home? Youtube itself is blocked at school. Kids find other sites that sideload it so it bypasses the filter. At home, mcps doesn't block much of anything.

This. It's really difficult to block it completely. The kids quickly learn the work-arounds and can get on YouTube anyway.

Sorry, OP. It's definitely a source of frustration for many parents.

Anonymous wrote:OP how old is your kid?

None of your business

OP how old is your kid?

My son had to get a permission slip signed to be able to access it on his chromebook. Did you? Ask the school to block it if you didn't.

Anonymous wrote:Hey DCUM,

Does anyone know how I can block YouTube on my kids Chromebook? He’s on it ALL the time…..and it’s causing problems with grades and teachers.

At school or at home? Youtube itself is blocked at school. Kids find other sites that sideload it so it bypasses the filter. At home, mcps doesn't block much of anything.

Hey DCUM,

Does anyone know how I can block YouTube on my kids Chromebook? He’s on it ALL the time…..and it’s causing problems with grades and teachers.