Give yourself a break from the Matrix

Android Screen Time is part of Google's Family Link service, which helps you limit the amount of time your kids spend on their gadgets. It also helps you keep an eye on what your kids are doing to make sure they only have access to appropriate content and use kid-friendly apps.

The feature is pretty basic, but once you set it up you can see which apps they open and how much time they spend in each app. You can also limit in-app purchases, decide whether to check every app download before the kids make it, and set limits for individual apps.

Android Screen Time also lets you remotely lock your kids’ devices when it’s time for them to go outside and play, eat, or hang out together.