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YouTube's CEO limits his kids' social media use – other tech bosses do the same

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209 points pseudolus | 6 comments | 13 Dec 25 12:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.842s | source | bottom
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markus_zhang ◴[13 Dec 25 13:32 UTC] No.46254395[source]▶
Just throw it out of the window. I'm not going to give my 6y son access to a smart phone until he is much older, ideally when he is in senior high school. The only issue is that his future friends may not have the same idea, so it's going to be extremely difficult when he grows older. Fortunately we have a mobile ban in the school, so at least they know this is not a good thing.
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seanmcdirmid ◴[13 Dec 25 14:14 UTC] No.46254640[source]▶
> The only issue is that his future friends may not have the same idea, so it's going to be extremely difficult when he grows older.

Third grade and it’s already happening: My kid has already had trouble in his social circle at school because we made him cut back his Roblox time by a lot. It’s not even that anyone plays at school, but supposedly almost all the boys (and many girls) are playing after school.

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markus_zhang ◴[13 Dec 25 15:49 UTC] No.46255398[source]▶
What do you plan to do? Mine is in preschool but it's just a few years away...I feel pretty desperate.
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1. SoftTalker ◴[13 Dec 25 16:33 UTC] No.46255784[source]▶
Find some other activities. Tee-ball, soccer, swimming, cub scouts, anything that involves interacting with other kids without technology.
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2. seanmcdirmid ◴[13 Dec 25 16:57 UTC] No.46255967[source]▶
My son has a friend that went the sports route. He is always trying to sneak Roblox screen time when he is over on a play date and when my kid goes over to his house, his parents are very strict about no screen time and they have a great time.

It’s still up to the parent to enforce limitations even if you can distract them with other things.

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3. SoftTalker ◴[13 Dec 25 17:18 UTC] No.46256137[source]▶
Agreed, but at least they have those hours outside doing something physical.
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4. markus_zhang ◴[13 Dec 25 17:22 UTC] No.46256175[source]▶
Yeah we are doing that. And I added camping and hiking into the game. The problem is, we need to find other parents that share the same mind, but I’m too shy to reach out:/
5. seanmcdirmid ◴[13 Dec 25 23:20 UTC] No.46259193{3}[source]▶
He’s also very good at sports. My kid not so much but we have him in a couple of things.
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6. SoftTalker ◴[13 Dec 25 23:55 UTC] No.46259428{4}[source]▶
Doesn't matter as long as he's having fun.