<p>My D emailed back saying she already has the program and uses it a lot.</p>
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My D blocks her own facebook on her Mac with a program called Self Control. She sets up a block for a pre-set time period. She loves it.</p>
<p>Hmmnn… I wonder if some of us might want to do the same for CC! ;)</p>
<p>I could totally use that for CC! But I like the self control program best. It is surely something you could set up limits together that might work better with some children. However, I will say that Time management is crucial in college and so the earlier they begin to police themselves the better. I know it’s not a debate, but sometimes ruling with an iron fist has kids just breaking the rules further than they would if they actually felt they had some input. </p>
<p>As for the friend changing the password… I know lots of kids who do that over finals, but mostly they have their parents change it so they don’t somehow land a password in unscrupulous hands.</p>
<p>Amy Chua has a entire chapter in her book about how to block access to Facebook with one swing of a sledge hammer. (I haven’t read the book, only the excerpts, so I don’t know how she actually accomplished it.)</p>
<p>I can’t block anything that my kids would not be able to unblock 
I try not to worry about it as longs as grades/commitments are OK.
My S has an android, so occasionally, if I know he really does have a lot to do, I will ask him to leave the phone in the kitchen. This way he can still use it if needed but is not being distracted by constant texting…see, texting is a culprit here ;)</p>
<p>An easy way to block all internet distractions would be to turn off your router for a certain time – say from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Of course, that affects the whole household, and also prevents the kids from accessing sites they might need to complete homework – like the teacher’s web page where the assignment is posted!</p>
<p>We took the same approach as monydad. Didn’t block anything, and let (hoped?) the kids developed some self-control.</p>
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if he has Google Voice, he can do all the texting on the computer ;)</p>
<p>^^ he seems to do EVERYTHING through his phone…</p>