Hi Mitchell family.

Four people, eighteen devices, one router that mostly behaves itself. Here's a quiet look at how the household is using the internet today, plus a few tools for healthier conversations about it.

Who's home

Each person has their own profile. Tap a tile to see what they've been doing, set time rules, or just check their device is online.

S
Sarah
Parent
On now
MacBook Pro 16"
Kitchen, since 8:14 AM
Today3 hr 40 min
This week22 hr 18 min
Devices4 paired
M
Marc
Parent
On now
iPhone 15 Pro
Basement workshop, since 7:52 AM
Today1 hr 12 min
This week14 hr 06 min
Devices5 paired
O
Olivia
Age 14
On now
Gaming PC (Twitch)
Basement, since 4:08 PM
Today2 hr 40 min
Daily limit3 hr (school nights)
Sleep cutoff10:30 PM
B
Ben
Age 11
On now
iPad mini (Khan Academy)
Living room, since 4:22 PM
Today1 hr 24 min
Daily limit2 hr (school nights)
Sleep cutoff9:00 PM

Family network status

A snapshot of who's on, what they're doing, and how much of today's allowance is left. Updated every minute.

Everyone connected, nothing concerning
S
Sarah
MacBook Pro 16" - kitchen Eero
Work email + a Zoom with Belleville officeProductivity
3:40 todayNo limit, parent profile
M
Marc
iPhone 15 Pro - basement Eero
YouTube workshop tutorialsLearning + tools
1:12 todayNo limit, parent profile
O
Olivia
Gaming PC - basement, wired
Streaming on Twitch + Discord with friendsGames + social
2:40 of 3:0020 min left tonight
B
Ben
iPad mini - kitchen Eero
Khan Academy fractions, then MinecraftHomework, then games
1:24 of 2:0080% through homework hour, 20 min screen-time after that

Schedule

Family-agreed rules, set together at the kitchen table and tweakable any time. The router enforces the boring bits so you don't have to be the bad guy.

School nights, Sun to Thu

Weekday rhythm

7:00 AM
Wake-up window opens
All kid devices come back online. Routers stay quiet until then.
3:30 - 4:30
Homework hour
Khan Academy, school portals, Google Docs allowed. Games + social paused.
9:00 PM
Ben winds down
iPad off the network. He can read on it offline.
10:30 PM
Olivia winds down
Gaming PC + phone off the network. School comes first.
Weekends, Fri + Sat

Weekend rhythm

8:30 AM
Wake-up window opens
A bit later than school days. Saturday breakfast wins.
12:00 PM
Lunch pause
15-minute network quiet across kid devices. Eat, talk, restart.
No limit
Olivia + Ben
Daily caps lifted. Sleep cutoffs pushed an hour later.
11:30 PM
Olivia winds down
An extra hour, weekend rule.

Activity insights

Anonymised by app category, never by site or message. We tell you Olivia spent 40 minutes on social, not which app or who with. That's between her and her people.

Olivia, last 7 days

Games + game streaming11 hr 30 min
Social + chat4 hr 12 min
Video3 hr 04 min
School + learning2 hr 40 min
Music1 hr 18 min

Ben, last 7 days

School + learning5 hr 14 min
Games (Minecraft, Roblox)4 hr 02 min
Video (kids YouTube)2 hr 38 min
Reading apps1 hr 04 min
Social + chat0 min

Quick things

Common adjustments without digging through five menus.

Add 30 min for Ben
If homework is taking longer than usual
Pause everything
Dinner is on the table in 5
Approve a new friend's device
2 pending on the guest network
Edit the family schedule
Together, at the kitchen table
What we track and what we don't

Honest about the line we won't cross

A family network shouldn't feel like a surveillance system. Here's exactly what BOQ records and what we deliberately leave alone, even though we technically could.

What we track

  • Which device is connected, where in the house, and for how long
  • Total bandwidth used per device, per day
  • App categories visited (games, video, social, learning) - anonymised
  • When schedules and limits were hit or extended
  • Outages, signal drops, and reconnection events

What we don't track

  • Specific websites or URLs anyone visits
  • Search history, message content, or call audio
  • Photos, files, or anything inside an app
  • Who your kids are talking to or what they're saying
  • Anything that would let us reconstruct a private conversation
Conversation tools, not surveillance

Built to help families talk about screens, not snoop on them.

These are the openers we hand you instead of a panic button. Use them at dinner, in the car, or never. The point is a healthier conversation, not a court case.

"Ben is 80% of the way through homework hour, 20 min screen-time left tonight."

Use this when: he asks for "just five more minutes" and you want to negotiate from facts, not feelings.

"Olivia hit her social app limit three times this week. Worth a chat about how it's feeling?"

Use this when: a pattern shows up. The number is the prompt, not the verdict. Ask, don't accuse.

"Saturday afternoon was the most family-time-online we had all month. Movie night Friday?"

Use this when: things are going well. Celebrate the rhythm that's working before tweaking the one that isn't.

BOQ Internet, 142 Dundas Street West, Trenton ON. Mitchell family account 100428. Family profiles set up by Sarah on Jan 18, 2024. Tweakable any time.