I have an 11 and 9 year old. They don't have phones. They do have devices, mostly for Minecraft. They are restricted with parental controls and time limits. They do not have unrestrained internet access and YouTube is completely blocked.

As a parent I find myself frustrated at the filtering options and conflicted by my close-fistedness. They moan every day that they are the only one in their class that doesn't have a phone, can't be on TikTok, can't watch Squid Games, etc.

Parents are just throwing the entirety of the internet at their children and I'm left trying to explain to two kids why I don't think it's a good idea.

Am I wrong? Am I just creating an environment of anxiety?

God, being a kid in 2020 is different than it was in the 80s/90s