Use talk not tech to tame your children's online habits

The complaints have got louder over the past few months as I have tried to manage how much time two of them (my teenage children) spend online and to restrict what they see. A patchwork of different technologies help me do this. It includes rules on the router to limit net time apps on tablets to watch content software on PCs to spot malware and filter searches. It works, after a fashion, but I know it has holes and that is why I also use a lot of sneakernet. This involves me walking around the house, kicking my kids off the game console, tablet, phone or TV (delete as appropriate) they are using when they should be doing homework, cleaning out the rabbit or getting ready for school.