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When tech-savvy children defeat parental gaming controls

I set up parental controls but my 13-year-old figured out how to bypass them and now I feel like I'm in an arms race I'm losing.

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The tools of protection become challenges to overcome rather than boundaries to respect.

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“Where Are You with Gaming and children?”

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