https://www.nedrago.com/forums/topic/peace-of-mind-for-sleep-hours/feed/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:48:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.5.7-5693 en-US https://www.nedrago.com/forums/topic/peace-of-mind-for-sleep-hours/#post-177384 https://www.nedrago.com/forums/topic/peace-of-mind-for-sleep-hours/#post-177384 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:20:50 +0000 Nikollas Nick Yesterday, my 10-year-old stayed up way past bedtime playing games on their phone, and I had to sneak in to turn it off. I need a parental control app that can help me set screen limits and block apps after a certain hour. Got any suggestions that won’t require me to be tech genius?

]]> https://www.nedrago.com/forums/topic/peace-of-mind-for-sleep-hours/#post-177695 https://www.nedrago.com/forums/topic/peace-of-mind-for-sleep-hours/#post-177695 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:39:35 +0000 kekusss111 Ugh, the bedtime phone battle is SO real. My son pulled this for weeks – I’d find him under the blankets at 11pm with Minecraft still running. Kid was a zombie at school.
What saved my sanity was setting up auto-shutoff for specific apps. I’m not tech-savvy either, so I needed something straightforward. Found a helpful breakdown at SpyX Review that compared options for non-techie parents.
Now games just shut down at 8:30pm, but he can still use calculator or educational stuff for homework. Took maybe 10 minutes to set up? And I’m not the bad guy physically grabbing his phone every night.
Pro tip – let them have input on the schedule. We compromised on extra 30 minutes Fridays, and suddenly no more fighting. The peace of mind knowing he’s actually sleeping instead of grinding for diamonds is honestly priceless!

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