Internet Block Alternatives from Mikko: Teach Your Children
to Manage Their Screen Time with the Mikko Que
Parents across the country are extremely
concerned about the time their children spend surfing the
Internet. While the Internet is an excellent tool for learning
and research, it also has the ability to pull children away
from family time, dinner, sports, homework, reading, sleep,
and everything else that makes up a well-rounded life. This
has led many parents to search for an easy Internet block
device that will pull their children away from the computer
screen and point them toward other important activities.
 At Mikko, we are parents, too. We noticed
early on in our children’s lives that we needed an Internet
block, and this need inspired us to invent a revolutionary
device. The Mikko Que not only provides parental
Internet control, but also helps parents regulate time
spent on TV and video games, too. Here’s how the Mikko Que
works as an Internet block, television block, and video game
block:
- Connect the cables for Internet, television
signal, and video games into the Mikko Que.
- Use your PC or laptop (or a computer
at work or a friend's house ) along with the Mikko setup
software to enter each child's name, a time schedule range (for
example, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.), and the amount of time
he or she is allowed per day surfing the Internet, watching
TV, and playing video games.
- Burn these time limits onto a USB thumb
drive for each child, which creates a TimeKey that children
can plug into the Mikko Que to use their allotted time.
- Once the child's time is up, three warnings
will sound (at 5 minutes, 3 minutes, 1 minute, and 30 seconds)
and then the Internet block, TV block, or video game block
is activated for the rest of that scheduled time period.
- To give you and your children even more
flexibility, you can actually program several time ranges
split throughout the day (for example 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) in which children are allowed
to use their Internet, TV, and/or video game time.
Even better than a simple Internet block,
the Mikko Que is a simple, straightforward Internet
control device that gives children solid boundaries with
their screen time. Within these boundaries, children have
the power to use their time whenever they choose. Furthermore,
instead of electronic media taking up too much of their lives,
kids are able to focus more time on other interests while
parents are able to promote the healthy balance of family,
fun, school, and exercise that are so vital to mental and
physical development.
Instead of resorting to daily confrontations
with your child about his or her Internet use, the Mikko Que
encourages structure and tranquility in the household. To
discover more about how the Mikko Internet block can bring
more peace in your home, contact us today.
Media Management for Children
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