How to block games and social media during homework time

"Five more minutes" is a battle nobody wins. Homework mode takes the argument away: games, video and social pause until the time you pick.

Updated November 11, 2026·2 min read

Short answer

In Sheepdog Filter, tap Homework mode on your child (or the whole family) and choose an end time. Games, YouTube and other video, and social media pause until then; school sites like Google Classroom, Kahoot and Khan Academy keep working. Or add a weekday "Homework time" schedule that does it automatically.

One tap: Homework mode

  1. Open your dashboard. On your child's row, tap Homework mode.
  2. Pick when it ends (say 6 PM).
  3. Games, video and social media stop loading on their devices until then.

Use the Homework button in the whole-family bar to start it for every child and the home Wi‑Fi at once.

Every weekday: a schedule

For a regular routine, add a Homework time schedule (for example Monday to Thursday, 4 to 6 PM) that switches off games and social media automatically.

What keeps working

  • School sites: Google Classroom, Google Docs, Canvas, Khan Academy, Kahoot, Blooket and Prodigy are not counted as games.
  • Anything on your Always allow list.
  • Need a YouTube video for school? Tap Allow for a bit on YouTube; it works even during homework and switches back by itself.

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Questions parents ask

Is Kahoot or Blooket blocked as a game?

No. School learning games like Kahoot, Blooket and Prodigy are deliberately left out of the Games category.

Can my child ask for an exception?

Yes. Kids can ask to unblock something at sheepdogfilter.com/ask, and you answer with one tap from the email.

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