# Do you hide tech from your kids? Do you use tech secretly?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694
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**Created:** [September 23, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694 "2022-09-23T15:26:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/1 "2022-09-23T15:26:37Z")
This is a question for programmers who have kids! Do you hide/avoid tech from your kids? How do you manage your tech lifestyle when having small kids at home?
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### Author:  [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/2 "2022-09-23T18:13:38Z")
While we didn’t let our daughter see or play with a TV/tablet until she was around 2 years old, we have been gradually letting her play educational games and have limited TV time during meals 🙂
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### Author:  [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/3 "2022-09-23T20:21:45Z")
That’s a nice way! Thanks for sharing. I worry the kids might see how much the parents use tech and want to do the same. We are upcoming parents
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### Author:  [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/4 "2022-09-23T23:59:33Z")
Congrats 😀
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### Author:  [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/5 "2022-09-24T17:57:56Z")
Thank you Kirupa
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### Author:  [@steve.mills](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steve.mills)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/6 "2022-09-25T13:22:51Z")
Congrats Wayne 🥳
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### Author:  [@steve.mills](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steve.mills)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/7 "2022-09-25T13:32:29Z")
We classify everything we don’t want our kids to fo but we do as “adult” things…
e.g. toddler asks for a beer “thats an adult drink”.
e.g you slip up and swear in front of the kids “thats an adult word, kids don’t say that”
Phones are “adult” things, tablets are ours (they don’t own them) and can be borrowed for good behaviour…
If they’re really naughty we do no tablets for a week and we remove the power cord from the TV… it works a charm 😄 after a week they’re angels… and then just the threat is enough…😄
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### Author:  [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-hide-tech-from-your-kids-do-you-use-tech-secretly/653694/8 "2022-09-25T16:42:30Z")
These are good points! Thanks for sharing!