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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T08:45:39.000Z",
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  "textContent": "I don’t agree with the writer. Closely monitoring and dictating everything on kid’s digital habits is not a good way. Writer even dictates how to charge a phone. That is just wrong. Also they wrote that they gave their kid’s a ungoogled phone, why? Yes, it is good for privacy, but for the kids security should come first. Also giving a dumb phone a very bad idea. It has literally no purpose, apart from making calls and sending SMS.\n\nI am with Apple in my case. I am using screentime to manage my kid’s apps, sites, calls. Phones are not allowed in the school, not even smart watches. So, my kid takes smart watch to school but leaves at dressing room, and wears after school ends. iPad is required for the school work, it is a bit mandatory. Same restrictions apply to iPad.\n\nFor internet management I am using DNS profile with Control D. It is more than enough for now.\n\nUnless you restrict your kid a lot, disregard their wishes, they will align with you and won’t search for workarounds. You need to give them limits, but at the same time you need to explain why you are giving those limits. My kid can take iPad to the bed, but she won’t play anything. She listens to music and maybe 5-10 mins YT Kids watching, but that is it. Then she goes to sleep. iPad has 5G connection, but kiddo can call only me and wife. Some of her friends are using Whatsapp but I explained her what can happen, how people react and talk, and when she can get her own Whatsapp, and she understood. She is talking with her friends from our iPad when she is going to play something together, and doesn’t try to do anything else.\n\nEducation and understanding your kid is important. If you restrict them, they will do their best to overcome your restrictions.",
  "title": "It's Time to Give Your Kid a Mobile Device: What Do You Choose?"
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