Frequently Asked Questions
Screen time management questions parents ask
Answers to common questions about screen time management, digital wellness, and how Okee helps families.
What is Okee and how does it help with screen time?
Okee is a family digital wellness platform that helps kids ages 6 to 17 build healthier screen time habits. Instead of blocking or monitoring, Okee uses rewards, quests, and collaborative family challenges to teach kids self-regulation. Parents set their own goals too, so the whole family is on the same scoreboard.
How much screen time should my child have per day?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends avoiding screens for children under 18 months except video chat, about 1 hour of high-quality programming for ages 2 to 5, and for older kids and teens, consistent boundaries set through a family media plan rather than a fixed hour count. That last part is where most families get stuck, and it's exactly what Okee is built for: your family sets its own goals and builds the habit together.
Is Okee a parental control or monitoring platform?
No. Parental controls rely on surveillance and blocking, which puts the parent in the referee's chair and the kid on defense. Okee makes healthy digital habits rewarding, so kids build self-regulation instead of learning to work around a lock.
What ages is Okee designed for?
Families with children ages 6 to 17. Quests, challenges, and rewards adapt by age, with more autonomy as kids demonstrate healthy habits.
How does Okee's reward system work?
Kids earn streaks and badges by hitting daily screen time goals, completing educational quests, and joining family challenges. Streaks unlock rewards parents approve, starting with family privileges like movie night or picking dinner, with curated gift cards and real-world experiences rolling out next. The strongest reward in the system is the streak itself: research on family behavior change shows incentive-based designs outperform plans and rules alone.
Does Okee teach kids about AI safety and social media?
Yes. Okee's quests and guides teach AI literacy, social media awareness, and healthy digital habits, built around the apps kids actually use, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and ChatGPT.
When will Okee be available?
Okee is live in iOS private beta today. Early beta families self-report about an hour less screen time a day at their weekly family check-ins. Join the waitlist and we'll email your family's invite when your wave opens.
How is Okee different from other screen time platforms?
Most screen time platforms monitor and block, and kids learn to work around them. The research backs up what parents already know: in a randomized trial of 1,520 parent-teen pairs, a family media plan alone produced no significant behavior change. Rules without a mechanism don't stick. Okee pairs family goals with streaks and rewards kids actually want, because the trials where family behavior actually moved all bundled incentives with the plan.